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翘
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Definitions
- 1. outstanding
- 2. to raise
Words Containing 翘
Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
(of a woman) to have nice curves
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
outstanding talent
person of outstanding talent
(bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
to warp
to expect in a short time (idiom)
to skip school
(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
to stick up
hard
head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
(coll.) to die
a see-saw
to anxiously await
to look forward eagerly
to warp
to long for
to give a thumbs-up
see-saw
lit. on tiptoes
to raise one's head and look into the distance
to be cocky
to raise one's head and look
to skip work
to die
Forsythia