qiáo

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Definitions

  1. 1. outstanding
  2. 2. to raise

Words Containing 翘

前凸后翘
qián tū hòu qiào

(of a woman) to have nice curves

林家翘
lín jiā qiáo

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

死翘翘
sǐ qiào qiào

to die

翘二郎腿
qiào èr láng tuǐ

to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)

翘企
qiáo qǐ

to look forward eagerly

翘嘴鹬
qiáo zuǐ yù

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

翘尾巴
qiào wěi ba

to be cocky

翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu

head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent

翘拇指
qiào mǔ zhǐ

to give a thumbs-up

翘曲
qiáo qū

to warp

翘望
qiáo wàng

to raise one's head and look into the distance

翘材
qiáo cái

outstanding talent

翘板
qiào bǎn

a see-saw

翘楚
qiáo chǔ

person of outstanding talent

翘班
qiào bān

to skip work

翘盼
qiáo pàn

to long for

翘硬
qiào yìng

hard

翘棱
qiáo leng

to warp

翘翘板
qiào qiào bǎn

see-saw

翘舌音
qiào shé yīn

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

翘课
qiào kè

to skip school

翘起
qiào qǐ

to stick up

翘足
qiáo zú

lit. on tiptoes

翘足引领
qiáo zú yǐn lǐng

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

翘足而待
qiáo zú ér dài

to expect in a short time (idiom)

翘辫子
qiào biàn zi

(coll.) to die

翘首
qiáo shǒu

to raise one's head and look

翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài

to anxiously await

翘鼻麻鸭
qiào bí má yā

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

连翘
lián qiáo

Forsythia