歪斜
wāi xié
Pinyin

Definition

歪斜
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wāi xié
  1. crooked
  2. askew
  3. oblique
  4. slanting
  5. out of plumb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

斜
xié
  1. 1 inclined
  2. 2 slanting
  3. 3 oblique
  4. 4 tilting
歪
wāi
  1. 1 askew
  2. 2 at a crooked angle
  3. 3 devious
  4. 4 noxious
  5. 5 (coll.) to lie on one's side
爽歪歪
shuǎng wāi wāi
  1. 1 to feel great
  2. 2 blissful
  3. 3 to be in bliss
倾斜
qīng xié
  1. 1 to incline
  2. 2 to lean
  3. 3 to slant
  4. 4 to slope
  5. 5 to tilt
斜坡
xié pō
  1. 1 slope
  2. 2 incline

Idioms (7)

七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
  1. 1 misshapen
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 uneven (idiom)
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
  1. 1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
歪风邪气
wāi fēng xié qì
  1. 1 noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends
目不斜视
mù bù xié shì
  1. 1 not to glance sideways (idiom)
  2. 2 to gaze fixedly
  3. 3 to be fully concentrated
  4. 4 to preserve a correct attitude

Sample Sentences

各位同学好！来，首先我们揉土，让湿度均匀一些，等会儿在拉胚机上才不容易歪斜。我们先把这块泥放在拉胚器的正中间，双手沾水，这样能起润滑的作用。手势只要稳定不晃动，随着转盘的转动，马上就能变成正圆形了。
gèwèi tóngxué hǎo ！lái ，shǒuxiān wǒmen róu tǔ ，ràng shīdù jūnyún yīxiē ，děng huǐr zài lāpēijī shàng cái bù róngyì wāixié 。wǒmen xiān bǎ zhè kuài ní fàng zài lāpēiqì de zhèngzhōngjiān ，shuāngshǒu zhān shuǐ ，zhèyàng néng qǐ rùnhuá de zuòyòng 。shǒushì zhǐyào wěndìng bù huàngdòng ，suízhe zhuànpán de zhuǎndòng ，mǎshàng jiù néng biànchéng zhèngyuánxíng le 。
Hello class! Come, first rub the clay to spread the moisture evenly. In this way the clay will be less likely to warp on the pottery wheel in a bit. First we put the lump of clay in the exact centre of the pottery wheel, then dip both hand in water to lubricate them. Your hands should stay stable, without shaking, as the disk spins the clay should immediately take on a circular shape.
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