歪曲
wāi qū
Pinyin

Definition

歪曲
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wāi qū
  1. to distort
  2. to misrepresent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

单曲
dān qǔ
  1. 1 single (recording industry)
曲
Qū
  1. 1 surname Qu
歌曲
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
交响曲
jiāo xiǎng qǔ
  1. 1 symphony
作曲
zuò qǔ
  1. 1 to compose (music)

Idioms (15)

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
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
  1. 1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2 pros and cons
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那是他们歪曲了慈善的含义。慈是慈悲，善是善良，最重要的是有这样的心。
nàshì tāmen wāiqū le císhàn de hányì 。cí shì cíbēi ，shàn shì shànliáng ，zuì zhòngyào de shì yǒu zhèyàng de xīn 。
They've distorted the implications of charity. The most important thing is to have a heart filled with mercy and goodness.
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如果说把易经和占卜算命混为一谈的话，其实是歪曲了伏羲他老人家的本意啊。
rúguǒ shuō bǎ Yìjīng hé zhānbǔ suànmìng hùnwéiyītán dehuà ，qíshí shì wāiqū le Fúxī tā lǎorénjiā de běnyì a 。
To confuse the I Ching with divination and fortune telling, is actually a distortion of the founder, Fuxi's original meaning.
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