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qiáo
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. outstanding
  2. 2. to raise

Words Containing 翘

林家翘
lín jiā qiáo

Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician

前凸后翘
qián tū hòu qiào

(of a woman) to have nice curves

翘舌音
qiào shé yīn

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

翘材
qiáo cái

outstanding talent

翘楚
qiáo chǔ

person of outstanding talent

翘嘴鹬
qiáo zuǐ yù

(bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

翘曲
qiáo qū

to warp

翘足而待
qiáo zú ér dài

to expect in a short time (idiom)

翘课
qiào kè

to skip school

翘鼻麻鸭
qiào bí má yā

(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

翘足引领
qiáo zú yǐn lǐng

waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)

翘二郎腿
qiào èr láng tuǐ

to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)

翘起
qiào qǐ

to stick up

翘硬
qiào yìng

hard

翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu

head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent

翘辫子
qiào biàn zi

(coll.) to die

翘板
qiào bǎn

a see-saw

翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài

to anxiously await

翘企
qiáo qǐ

to look forward eagerly

翘棱
qiáo leng

to warp

翘盼
qiáo pàn

to long for

翘拇指
qiào mǔ zhǐ

to give a thumbs-up

翘翘板
qiào qiào bǎn

see-saw

翘足
qiáo zú

lit. on tiptoes

翘望
qiáo wàng

to raise one's head and look into the distance

翘尾巴
qiào wěi ba

to be cocky

翘首
qiáo shǒu

to raise one's head and look

翘班
qiào bān

to skip work

死翘翘
sǐ qiào qiào

to die

连翘
lián qiáo

Forsythia