qué

瘸

Character · Adjective · Verb

lame; hobble

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

adjective

lame; having a limp

neutral

Describes a person or animal with an impaired gait due to injury or disability of the legs or feet.

Tā他
shuāi摔
qué瘸
le了
tuǐ腿
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
zǒu走
lù路
yī一
qué瘸
yī一
guǎi拐
de的
 。

He broke his leg in the fall and now walks with a limp.

Nà那
zhǐ只
qué瘸
tuǐ腿
de的
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
yī一
zhí直
gēn跟
zhe着
wǒ我
 。

The lame little dog followed me all the way.

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Tā他
yīn因
wéi为
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
de的
xiǎo小
ér儿
má麻
bì痹
zhèng症
biàn变
chéng成
le了
qué瘸
zi子
 。

He became lame due to polio when he was a child.

Zhè这
chǎng场
chē车
huò祸
ràng让
tā他
cóng从
cǐ此
qué瘸
le了
yī一
tiáo条
tuǐ腿
 。

The car accident left him with a permanently lame leg.

Bié别
pǎo跑
tài太
kuài快
 ,
xiǎo小
xīn心
bié别
shuāi摔
qué瘸
le了
 !

Don't run too fast, be careful not to injure your leg and go lame!

2.

verb

to hobble; to walk with a limp

neutral

Used to describe the action of walking with an impaired, unsteady gait.

Tā他
qué瘸
zhe着
zǒu走
huí回
le了
jiā家
 ,
yī一
lù路
shàng上
téng疼
de得
zhí直
zhòu皱
méi眉
 。

He hobbled home, frowning with pain the whole way.

Shòu受
shāng伤
de的
shì士
bīng兵
qué瘸
zhe着
zǒu走
xià下
le了
zhàn战
chǎng场
 。

The wounded soldier hobbled off the battlefield.

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Jiǎo脚
niǔ扭
le了
zhī之
hòu后
 ,
wǒ我
zhǐ只
néng能
qué瘸
zhe着
zǒu走
huí回
sù宿
shè舍
 。

After spraining my ankle, I could only hobble back to the dormitory.

Lǎo老
yé爷
ye爷
qué瘸
zhe着
zǒu走
zài在
xiāng乡
jiān间
de的
xiǎo小
lù路
shàng上
 。

The elderly man hobbled along the country path.

Tā他
qué瘸
zhe着
zǒu走
dào到
lù路
biān边
 ,
lán拦
xià下
le了
yī一
liàng辆
chū出
zū租
chē车
 。

He hobbled to the side of the road and hailed a taxi.