歪七竖八 — “Crooked, askew, and disorderly”
歪七竖八 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Crooked, askew, and disorderly”. In a state of disarray or lacking neatness. Literally, “Crooked seven, vertical eight”.
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歪七竖八 Pronunciation and Pinyin
歪七竖八 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 歪七竖八
小孩子刚学写字，写出来的笔画总是歪七竖八的。
The strokes written by a child who just started learning to write are always crooked and disorderly.
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More idioms starting with 歪
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- wāi歪zuǐ嘴niàn念xié邪jīng经deliberately distort for selfish benefit
- wāi歪xīn心xié邪yì意to harbor malicious intentions
- wāi歪dǎ打zhèng正zháo着Accidentally achieve a correct result
- wāi歪wāi歪dǎo倒dǎo倒unsteady and wobbly
- wāi歪wāi歪xié斜xié斜crooked, slanting, or askew
- wāi歪tán谈luàn乱dào道to talk confusedly and without insight
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What does 歪七竖八 mean?
歪七竖八 (wāi qī shù bā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Crooked, askew, and disorderly”.
How do you pronounce 歪七竖八?
歪七竖八 is pronounced wāi qī shù bā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 歪七竖八 literally mean?
Literally, 歪七竖八 means “Crooked seven, vertical eight”. It is used to mean “Crooked, askew, and disorderly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 歪七竖八?
歪歪扭扭的。形容不正的样子