crooked; twisted; askew
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1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
crooked; twisted; askew; not straight
Describes physical objects, handwriting, posture, or walking that is unsteady, tilted, or irregular. Often carries a slightly negative connotation of being messy or poorly done.
Zhǐ纸
tiáo条
shàng上
xiě写
zhe着
liǎng两
háng行
wāi歪
wāi歪
niǔ扭
niǔ扭
de的
zì字
。
There were two lines of crooked characters written on the slip of paper.
Tā他
zǒu走
lù路
wāi歪
wāi歪
niǔ扭
niǔ扭
de的
，
hǎo好
xiàng像
hē喝
zuì醉
le了
。
He walked unsteadily, as if he were drunk.
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Zhè这
fú幅
zì字
xiě写
de得
wāi歪
wāi歪
niǔ扭
niǔ扭
，
xū需
yào要
chóng重
xīn新
xiě写
。
These characters are written crookedly and need to be rewritten.
Zhuō桌
zi子
tuǐ腿
yǒu有
diǎn点
wāi歪
wāi歪
niǔ扭
niǔ扭
，
diàn垫
yī一
xià下
jiù就
hǎo好
le了
。
The table leg is a bit crooked; it will be fine if we pad it.