扭曲

niǔqū

to twist; to warp; to distort

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

扭
  • 扭niǔto turnB6
  • 别扭bièniuawkwardB7
  • 扭头niǔtóuto turn one's headB7
  • 扭转niǔzhuǎnto reverseB7
曲

See it in sentences

事实被扭曲了。

The facts were distorted.

什么扭曲了他的心灵？

What twisted his heart?