ǎo
拗
to bend; to break; to snap
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to bend with force; to break by bending; to snap
dialectA dialectal term, often implying applying force to break or snap a long, thin object.
Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
bǎ把
zhú竹
gān竿
ǎo拗
duàn断
le了
。
He accidentally snapped the bamboo pole.
Zhè这
gēn根
tiě铁
sī丝
tài太
yìng硬
，
ǎo拗
bù不
wān弯
。
This iron wire is too hard to bend.
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Bié别
yòng用
shǒu手
qù去
ǎo拗
nà那
gēn根
shù树
zhī枝
。
Don't try to break that branch with your hands.