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屈曲
qū qū
Pinyin
Definition
屈曲
-
qū qū
crooked
Character Decomposition
屈
尸
出
曲
二
凵
Related Words
(20)
单曲
dān qǔ
1
single (recording industry)
委屈
wěi qu
1
to feel wronged
2
to cause sb to feel wronged
3
grievance
曲
Qū
1
surname Qu
歌曲
gē qǔ
1
song
不屈不挠
bù qū bù náo
1
unyielding
2
indomitable
交响曲
jiāo xiǎng qǔ
1
symphony
作曲
zuò qǔ
1
to compose (music)
催眠曲
cuī mián qǔ
1
lullaby
协奏曲
xié zòu qǔ
1
concerto
名曲
míng qǔ
1
famous song
2
well-known piece of music
夜曲
yè qǔ
1
nocturne (music)
奏鸣曲
zòu míng qǔ
1
sonata
委曲
wěi qū
1
sinuous
2
devious
3
full details of a story
4
to stoop
屈
Qū
1
surname Qu
屈原
Qū Yuán
1
Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
屈服
qū fú
1
to surrender
2
to succumb
3
to yield
4
(as a transitive verb) to defeat
5
to prevail over
屈辱
qū rǔ
1
to humiliate
2
humiliating
序曲
xù qǔ
1
overture
弯曲
wān qū
1
to bend
2
to curve around
3
curved
4
crooked
5
to wind
6
to warp
憋屈
biē qū
1
sullen
Idioms
(18)
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
1
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
2
bending and scraping to curry favor
坚强不屈
jiān qiáng bù qū
1
staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
坚贞不屈
jiān zhēn bù qū
1
faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
1
rather die than submit (idiom)
屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
1
can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
2
very few
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
1
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
2
pros and cons
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
1
lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
2
fig. to take preventive measures
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
1
perfect finish (idiom)
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
1
lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
2
fig. content with simple things
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
1
winding and turning (idiom)
曲高和寡
qǔ gāo hè guǎ
1
difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
2
highbrow
理屈词穷
lǐ qū cí qióng
1
faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments
2
without a leg to stand on
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
1
different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
2
different methods leading to the same result
3
different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
1
lit. windy and circuitous
2
difficult (idiom)
能伸能屈
néng shēn néng qū
1
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
2
flexible
能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
1
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
2
flexible
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
1
meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
2
going around in circles
首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ
1
to count as number one (idiom); second to none
2
outstanding
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