拗
ào
Pinyin

Definition

拗
 - 
ào
  1. to bend in two so as to break
  2. to defy
  3. to disobey
  4. also pr. [ǎo]
拗
 - 
niù
  1. stubborn
  2. obstinate
拗 (抝)
 - 
ào
  1. variant of 拗[ào]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

执拗
zhí niù
  1. 1 stubborn
  2. 2 willful
  3. 3 pigheaded
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [zhí ào]
拗
ào
  1. 1 variant: 拗 ào
拗不过
niù bu guò
  1. 1 can't persuade
  2. 2 unable to make (sb) change their mind
  3. 3 unable to resist (sb)
拗口
ào kǒu
  1. 1 hard to pronounce
  2. 2 awkward-sounding
拗断
ào duàn
  1. 1 to break by twisting

Sample Sentences

你不要那么执拗，要多想想将来。
nǐ bù yào nàme zhíniù ，yào duō xiǎngxiang jiānglái 。
Don't be so stubborn. You need to think more about the future.
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执拗
zhíniù
willful, pig-headed
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