扭 (niǔ): To twist — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6 Writing 6

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Character Breakdown

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扭=扌hand+丑ugly

The hand (扌) twists (丑) — to turn or wrench, capturing the motion of a hand contorting an object.

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HSK Vocabulary: 扭

HSK words that contain this character.

别扭

biè niu

difficult to deal with; troublesome; hard to get along with

HSK 6

扭转

niǔ zhuǎn

turn round; reverse

HSK 6

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 扭 is used in context

tā他

niǔ扭

zhuǎn转

le了

bǐ比

sài赛

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Turn one's head / Turn around

HSK 3.0 L7-9

He turned the game around

tā他

zǒu走

lù路

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

，

bǎ把

jiǎo脚

niǔ扭

le了

。

He was not careful while walking and twisted his ankle.

tā她

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

niǔ扭

shāng伤

le了

jiǎo脚

huái踝

。

She accidentally sprained her ankle.

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

tiào跳

wǔ舞

shí时

niǔ扭

dòng动

shēn身

tǐ体

。

The children twist their bodies while dancing

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