委委屈屈

wěiwěiqūqū

adjective

Meanings

1 aggrieved
2 feeling wronged
3 sulky and put-upon

Characters

to feel wronged

(reduplication)

to bend; suffer injustice

(reduplication)

Examples

他委委屈屈地坐在角落里。

Tā wěiwěiqūqū de zuò zài jiǎoluò lǐ.

He sat in the corner looking aggrieved.

孩子被骂了，委委屈屈地哭了起来。

Háizi bèi mà le, wěiwěiqūqū de kū le qǐlái.

The child got scolded and started crying with that wronged-puppy look.

Tips

grammar

AABB reduplication of 委屈 (wěiqu, 'to feel wronged'). The doubled form intensifies and adds vivid, descriptive flavor — usually paired with 地 (de) before a verb.

Stroke Order

委 wěi

屈 qū