拗
Meaning
- (dialect) to twist; to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape)
- (bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient
Example sentences
Words with 拗
- 拗口 àokǒu hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding
- 拗断 ǎoduàn (dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
- 硬拗 yìngào (Tw) (coll.) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ngē-áu])
- 执拗 zhíniù stubborn; willful; pigheaded
- 违拗 wéiào to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)
- 拗不过 niùbuguò can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
- 拗口令 àokǒulìng tongue twister
- 三拗汤 sānàotāng san'ao decoction (TCM)