翘
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Definitions
- 1. to stick up
- 2. to rise on one end
- 3. to tilt
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Do not confuse with 翘 (qiáo), which means 'to raise one's head' or 'to warp'.
Example Sentences
1 shown木板的一端 翘 了起来。
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Words Containing 翘
Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
to die
to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
to look forward eagerly
(bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
to be cocky
head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
to give a thumbs-up
to warp
to raise one's head and look into the distance
outstanding talent
a see-saw
person of outstanding talent
to skip work
to long for
hard
to warp
see-saw
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
to skip school
to stick up
lit. on tiptoes
waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
to expect in a short time (idiom)
(coll.) to die
to raise one's head and look
to anxiously await
(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Forsythia