slant; tilt; incline
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to lean; to slant; to be tilted
Describes a physical object that is not level or perpendicular.
Wū屋
zi子
nián年
jiǔ久
shī失
xiū修
，
yǒu有
xiē些
qīng倾
xié斜
。
The house has not been repaired for many years and is somewhat tilted.
Bǐ比
sà萨
xié斜
tǎ塔
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
qīng倾
xié斜
jiàn建
zhù筑
。
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a famous tilted building.
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Zhè这
kē棵
xiǎo小
shù树
bèi被
dà大
fēng风
chuī吹
dé得
qīng倾
xié斜
le了
。
This young tree was blown askew by the strong wind.
verb
to incline; to be biased towards; to favor
formalMetaphorically used for policies, opinions, resources, etc., that favor one side.
Tóu投
zī资
xiàng向
xī西
bù部
dì地
qū区
qīng倾
xié斜
。
Investment is being tilted towards the western regions.
Tā他
de的
guān观
diǎn点
míng明
xiǎn显
qīng倾
xiàng向
yú于
bǎo保
shǒu守
pài派
。
His views clearly lean towards the conservatives.
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Zhèng政
cè策
yīng应
gāi该
xiàng向
ruò弱
shì势
qún群
tǐ体
qīng倾
xié斜
。
Policies should be biased in favor of disadvantaged groups.
Méi媒
tǐ体
de的
bào报
dào道
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
qīng倾
xié斜
yú于
mǒu某
yī一
fāng方
。
Media reports sometimes lean towards one side.