nǐng

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  • 1

    v.screw; twist

    • bù yào wàng le bǎ yá gāo gài r nǐng shang

      不要牙膏盖儿

      Don't forget to screw on the cap of the toothpaste.

    • píng gài bù jǐn zài nǐng yī xià ba

      一下

      The cap of the bottle is not tight enough; give it another twist.

    • tā yòng lì yī nǐng jiāng nà zhī bǎ shou nǐng le xià lái

      他用把手下来

      With a violent twist, he wrenched off the handle.

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  • 2

    adj.wrong

    • quán dōu nòng nǐng le

      All is wrong.

  • 3

    v.differ; disagree; be at cross-purposes

    • tā men yuè tán yuè nǐng

      他们

      The more they talked, the more they disagreed.

    • tā zǒng shì gēn dà jiā nǐng zhe

      总是大家

      She is always at cross-purposes with others.

Words and phrases with 拧

Word usage

  • Note
    When pronounced as "níng", "拧" means "make the two ends of the object rotate in opposite directions". When pronounced as "nǐng", it means "fix one part of the object while the other part rotates in a certain direction", such as "拧开(紧)瓶盖"; the extension is awkwardness, such as "两人越说越拧". When pronounced as "nìng", it refers to stubbornness.

Similar-form characters to 拧