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拗
ǎo
to pull, to drag; perverse, obstinate; bent, warped
🔤 Pictophonetic:
扌 (hand) provides meaning, 幼 provides pronunciation
Words Using 拗 (10)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
拗
ào
to bend in two so as to break / to defy / to disobey / also pr. <ǎo>
拗
ào
to bend in two so as to break / to defy / to disobey / also pr. <ǎo>
拗
niù
stubborn / obstinate
拗
niù
stubborn / obstinate
拗口
àokǒu
hard to pronounce / awkward-sounding
拗口
àokǒu
hard to pronounce / awkward-sounding
拗口令
àokǒulìng
tongue twister
拗口令
àokǒulìng
tongue twister
拗断
àoduàn
to break by twisting
拗断
àoduàn
to break by twisting
拗陷
àoxiàn
geological depression
拗陷
àoxiàn
geological depression
三拗汤
sānàotāng
san'ao decoction (TCM)
三拗汤
sānàotāng
san'ao decoction (TCM)
违拗
wéiào
to disobey / to defy / deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
违拗
wéiào
to disobey / to defy / deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
执拗
zhíniù
stubborn / willful / pigheaded / Taiwan pr. <zhíào>
执拗
zhíniù
stubborn / willful / pigheaded / Taiwan pr. <zhíào>
拗不过
niùbuguò
can't persuade / unable to make (sb) change their mind / unable to resist (sb)
拗不过
niùbuguò
can't persuade / unable to make (sb) change their mind / unable to resist (sb)
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幼
infant, young child; immature
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HSK 5