翘

The character "翘" has 12 strokes. "翘" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "翘" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "翘" are "qiào" "qiáo" . View the stroke order of "翘">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "翘"

v.: raise (one's head, etc); become warped/twisted; stick up; hold up; bend upwards; turn upwards

adj.: outstanding; out of the common

• stick up : 粘贴；坚持；竖起
• hold up : 承受得住, 保持强壮
• outstanding : adj.杰出的；出众的；有待完成的；未解决的；突出的；显著的；未偿还的；未清账的
• out of the common : 不平常的；非同寻常的

Form words with "翘"

翘胡子 bristling mustache

翘鼻子 upturned nose

Example phrases using "翘"

• 当刹车啮合时，手刹不会上翘。

  When the brake is engaged,the lever does not stand proud of the horizontal.

• 阿尔及利亚士兵上翘的胡子。

  Turco's upthrust beard.

• 错配的石板屋顶四处起翘。

  Mismatched slate roofs canted at all angles.

• 他留着巨大的翘八字胡。

  He was sporting a huge handlebar moustache.

• 鼻子短而翘的。

  [in combination]snub-nosed.

• 有别人说他们的臀部很圆翘吗？

  Did someone else say their butt looks really exceptional in those jeans?

• 不用说，那天的西班牙语课我翘了。

  Needless to say, I cut my Spanish class that day.

• 翘鼻子很喜欢吃薄荷糖的主意。

  Snubby Nose liked the idea of wintergreen candy.

• 这山望着那山高,到了那山把脚翘.

  You can go a lot further and fare a lot worse.

• 喜欢一个人，嘴角微微上翘。

  Like a person, mouth slightly Shangqiao.