倾斜

傾斜

qīngxié

verb/adjective HSK 7-9 #10,782

Meanings

1 to tilt
2 to lean
3 to slant
4 inclined

Characters

to lean; to tilt

slanted; oblique

Both characters mean 'to lean/slant' — double emphasis on tilting

Examples

那座老塔已经开始倾斜了。

Nà zuò lǎo tǎ yǐjīng kāishǐ qīngxié le.

That old tower has already started to lean.

政策向农村地区倾斜。

Zhèngcè xiàng nóngcūn dìqū qīngxié.

Policies are tilted toward rural areas.

Tips

usage

倾斜 can be physical (a leaning building) or figurative (policies favoring one side). The figurative use '向...倾斜' means 'to be biased toward' or 'to prioritize.'

Stroke Order

倾 qīng

斜 xié