歪 (wāi): Askew — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6

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Animated Stroke Order 歪

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 歪

3.

Character Breakdown

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歪

不not, no

正straight, correct

歪=

4.

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How to Use 歪

Common word with 歪

One common HSK word with 歪 is 歪曲, meaning "distort; misrepresent; twist".

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Example Sentences

bú不

yào要

yòng用

wāi歪

lǐ理

lái来

wèi

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不not, no

+正straight, correct

Not (不) straight (正) — crooked or askew, humorously depicting something off-balance or tilted.

wāi歪

qū曲

distort; misrepresent; twist

为

zì自

jǐ己

biàn辩

jiě解

。

Don't use false reasoning to justify yourself

tā他

wāi歪

qū曲

liǎo了

shì事

shí实

de的

zhēn真

xiàng相

。

He distorted the truth

lǎo老

bǎn板

yòu又

zài在

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

lǐ里

jī叽

wāi歪

yuán员

gōng工

xiào效

lǜ率

dī低

。

The boss is again nagging in the office about the employees' low efficiency.

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

guà挂

dé得

yǒu有

diǎn点

wāi歪

，

xū需

yào要

tiáo调

zhěng整

yī一

xià下

。

This painting is hanging a bit askew and needs to be adjusted.

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

guà挂

dé得

yǒu有

diǎn点

wāi歪

xié斜

。

This painting is hanging a bit crooked

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