撇
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Definitions
- 1. to throw
- 2. to cast
- 3. left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
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Usage notes
Collocations
在固定搭配「撇嘴」(piě zuǐ) 中表示「把嘴角向下拉」以表达不满。
Common mistakes
不要和汉字笔画名称「撇」(piě) 混淆，作为动词「扔」时，口语更常用「扔」而不是「撇」。
Example Sentences
2 shown他把石头 撇 到了河里。
湯姆是左 撇 子。
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Words Containing 撇
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] (idiom)
right-hander
left-hander
to cast away
skim
to curl one's lip
to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid
(slang) to go to the toilet
to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
apostrophe ' (punct.)
to disregard
to ignore an issue (idiom)