扭

niǔ

verb HSK 6 #3,808

Meanings

扌(hand) + 丑 (phonetic) — twisting by hand

Tā niǔ guò tóu kàn le yī yǎn.

He turned his head and took a look.

Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn niǔ le jiǎo.

I accidentally sprained my ankle.

Bǎ píng gài niǔ kāi.

Twist the bottle cap open.

Tā niǔ zhe yāo tiào qǐ le wǔ.

She swayed her hips and started dancing.

usage

扭伤 (niǔshāng) is the formal word for 'sprain.' 扭头 (niǔ tóu) means 'to turn one's head.' 扭转 (niǔzhuǎn) means 'to reverse/turn around (a situation).'

扭 niǔ