crooked; twisted; askew
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
crooked; twisted; askew; not straight
informalDescribes objects, handwriting, or posture that is not straight or properly aligned. Often used as a complement with '得(de)'. A variant form is 歪七斜八.
Zì字
xiě写
de得
wāi歪
qī七
niǔ扭
bā八
。
The handwriting is all crooked.
Qiáng墙
shàng上
de的
zhào照
piàn片
guà挂
de得
wāi歪
qī七
niǔ扭
bā八
de的
。
The photos on the wall are hanging all askew.
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Tā他
zǒu走
lù路
wāi歪
qī七
niǔ扭
bā八
，
xiàng像
shì是
hē喝
zuì醉
le了
。
He walked with a staggering gait, as if he were drunk.
Bié别
bǎ把
huà画
tiē贴
de得
wāi歪
qī七
niǔ扭
bā八
de的
。
Don't stick the painting up all crooked.