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歪歪扭扭

歪歪扭扭 — “Crooked and twisted”

歪歪扭扭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “crooked and twisted”. Wobbly and shaky; irregular and distorted. Literally, “crooked crooked, twisted twisted”.

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歪歪扭扭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

歪歪扭扭 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
歪
wāi9askew, crooked, improper
歪
wāi9askew, crooked, improper
扭
niǔ7twist, sprain, or grapple
扭
niǔ7twist, sprain, or grapple

Example Sentence with 歪歪扭扭

他第一次用毛笔写字,字体歪歪扭扭,却充满了童趣。
He wrote with a brush for the first time, and his characters were crooked and shaky, yet full of childlike charm.

Idioms Related to 歪歪扭扭

Synonyms of 歪歪扭扭

  • wāi歪wāi歪xié斜xié斜crooked, slanting, or askew

Antonyms of 歪歪扭扭

  • zhěng整zhěng整qí齐qí齐neat and orderly

More idioms starting with 歪

  • wāi歪qī七niǔ扭bā八crooked, twisted, or out of alignment
  • wāi歪qī七shù竖bā八crooked, askew, and disorderly
  • wāi歪bù不héng横léng楞crooked, lopsided, and uneven
  • wāi歪bā八shù竖bā八disordered and messy
  • wāi歪zuǐ嘴hé和shàng尚hypocrite twisting rules for selfish gain
  • wāi歪zuǐ嘴hé和shàng尚xiā瞎niàn念jīng经misinterpret rules for selfish motives
  • 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tán谈luàn乱dào道to talk confusedly and without insight

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Questions about 歪歪扭扭

What does 歪歪扭扭 mean?

歪歪扭扭 (wāi wāi niǔ niǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “crooked and twisted”.

How do you pronounce 歪歪扭扭?

歪歪扭扭 is pronounced wāi wāi niǔ niǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 歪歪扭扭 literally mean?

Literally, 歪歪扭扭 means “crooked crooked, twisted twisted”. It is used to mean “crooked and twisted”.

What is the Chinese definition of 歪歪扭扭?

歪斜不正

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