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崴

wǎi
verb #21,844

Meanings

  1. 1 to sprain (one's ankle)
  2. 2 to twist (a joint)

Characters

崴
wǎi
to sprain; (alt.) high and steep

Examples

她在跑步时崴了脚踝。
Tā zài pǎobù shí wǎi le jiǎohuái.
She sprained her ankle while running.
走路不小心崴了脚,疼得很。
Zǒulù bù xiǎoxīn wǎi le jiǎo, téng de hěn.
I accidentally twisted my foot while walking — it hurt a lot.

Tips

usage
崴 is almost exclusively used in the colloquial expression 崴脚 (wǎi jiǎo) — to sprain one's ankle. It has a second pronunciation wēi meaning 'high and steep', but that usage is rare in modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

崴 wǎi

Related Words

扭 niǔ HSK 6 #3,808
to twist; to turn; to wrench / to sprain; to strain / to swing; to sway (hips)
拧 nǐng HSK 7 #6,943
to twist; to wring / to pinch and twist (someone's skin)
扭伤 niǔshāng #10,376
to sprain / a sprain
联合 liánhé HSK 3 #3,341
to unite; to combine / joint; allied; united
共同 gòngtóng HSK 3 #2,510
common / joint / together
扭曲 niǔqū HSK 7 #5,864
to twist / to distort / to warp
脚踝 jiǎohuái #5,913
ankle
关节 guānjié HSK 7 #8,013
joint (anatomy) / key point; crux
接头 jiētóu #9,434
to make contact (secretly); to rendezvous / joint; connector; coupling (technical)
歪曲 wāiqū HSK 7 #13,575
to distort / to misrepresent / to twist
崴 wǎi
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