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歪 (wāi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

歪 (wāi) is a Chinese word: crooked. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 歪

形 xíng adjective

crooked

这幅画挂歪了。

zhè fú huà guà wāi le

This painting is hung crooked.

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Word breakdown

歪 wāi — crooked

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 歪曲 wāi qū — to distort HSK 7
    • 歪 crooked, askew; contributes the sense of deviation from the correct or straight form
    • 曲 bent, curved; reinforces the twisting or bending action
    Example

    他故意歪曲事实。

    tā gù yì wāi qū shì shí

    He deliberately distorted the facts.

Structure & writing
1 歪 wāi — not straight; crooked; tilted (opposite of 'straight')

歪 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 不 bù — not; no (negation before verbs, adjectives, or adverbs)
不 is a component in 8 characters
HSK 1
杯 bēi cup or glass for holding wine, water, tea, etc. 还 huán to return to the original place or state
HSK 2
坏 huài evil; vicious; destructive
HSK 3
环 huán ring-shaped object
HSK 4
否 fǒu not; used before action morphemes to express negation 怀 huái chest; bosom
HSK 6
歪 wāi not straight; crooked; tilted (opposite of 'straight')
HSK 7
胚 pēi embryo; organism in early development, formed from fertilized or unfertilized egg
1.2 正 zhèng — straight; upright (opposite of crooked or tilted)
Xpinyin
正 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 4
整 zhěng whole; complete; entire (opposite of '零') 证 zhèng to prove or verify with people, objects, or facts
HSK 5
征 zhēng to travel a long distance (often of troops on campaign) 政 zhèng politics; affairs of state
HSK 6
歪 wāi not straight; crooked; tilted (opposite of 'straight') 症 zhèng disease; illness

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