歪
wāi
crooked
Character
Example phrases
- 墙上的画挂歪了，看起来有点不舒服。 Qiáng shang de huà guà wāi le, kàn qǐlai yǒudiǎn bù shūfu. The picture on the wall is hanging crooked, which looks a bit uncomfortable.
- 他把帽子戴歪了，同学们都笑了。 Tā bǎ màozi dài wāi le, tóngxuémen dōu xiào le. He put his hat on crooked and his classmates all laughed.
- 这张桌子的腿有点歪，放不稳。 Zhè zhāng zhuōzi de tuǐ yǒudiǎn wāi, fàng bù wěn. One leg of this table is a bit crooked, so it doesn't stand steady.
Related words
- 歪曲 wāiqū to distort; to twist
- 弯曲 wānqū curved
- 对称 duìchèn symmetrical
- 串 chuàn string, bunch; measure word for strings
- 垂直 chuízhí to be vertical
- 密集 mìjí to concentrate; dense
- 竖 shù vertical; to erect; vertical line
- 广阔 guǎngkuò vast, wide
- 横 héng horizontal, across; to cross; horizontal line
- 占据 zhànjù to occupy
- 相连 xiānglián to be connected
- 重心 zhòngxīn center of gravity, core