歪曲

wāiqū

verb HSK 7-9 #13,575

Meanings

1 to distort
2 to misrepresent
3 to twist

Characters

crooked; slanted

bent; curved; wrong

Examples

媒体歪曲了事实。

Méitǐ wāiqū leshì shí.

The media distorted the facts.

不要歪曲我说的话。

Bùyào wāiqū wǒshuō dehuà.

Don't twist my words.

Tips

memory

歪 (crooked/slanted) + 曲 (bent/curved) = doubly crooked, i.e., to distort or misrepresent.

Stroke Order

歪 wāi

曲 qǔ