翘 (翹)
qiào
Pinyin
Definition
翘 (翹)
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- to stick up
- to rise on one end
- to tilt
翘 (翹)
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- outstanding
- to raise
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
翘居群首
- 1 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
- 2 outstanding
翘足引领
- 1 waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
- 2 to look forward eagerly
- 3 to long for
- 4 also pr. [qiào zú yǐn lǐng]
翘足而待
- 1 to expect in a short time (idiom)
- 2 also pr. [qiào zú ér dài]
翘首以待
- 1 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
- 2 to anxiously await
Sample Sentences
从“暂停”到“重启”,这是无数人翘首企盼的一幕。武汉,一度是新冠肺炎疫情的“风暴中心”,全市累计报告确诊病例50008例,病亡2572例。
From "pause" to "restart", this is a scene which countless people are looking forward to. Wuhan, once was the "storm centre" of COVID-19 pandemic, has a total of 50,008 confirmed cases and 2,572 deaths reported.
哎呀,你就拉到吧。什么不是上课就是泡图书馆,咱俩一个寝室的,我还会不晓得你,翘课王!图书馆的偶遇?那是更没影儿的事儿了吧?
Agh, stop bullshitting. What do you mean when you weren't in class you were stewing in the library. We shared a dorm, it's not like I don't know you, the king of skipping class! We've never bumped into each other in the library, have we? Not even once, no?
翘舌音
Curled tongue sound.
后羿就这样嗖嗖嗖地把九个太阳都射下来了。哎!可怜的九个太阳,连”救命”都来不及喊就翘辫子了。
And just like that, with whizz after whizz, Houyi shot down 9 of the suns. Those poor 9 suns. They didn't even have the time to cry out for help before they kicked the bucket.
哎呀,老公,你怎么什么话都教孩子?宝贝,以后不许说翘辫子!
Oh geez, honey. How can you just teach our kid any language you'd like? Baby, from now on you can't say 'kicked the bucket' anymore!
哈哈,翘辫子了!
Hah-hah. Kicked the bucked!
哟,这车靓,车屁股翘得多性感!
Hey, what a nice-looking car. The back end is looking pretty sexy!
Guess: if someone wears a big round top hat, with a very tight top and extremely baggy pants, with pointy leather shoes, and they have a little moustache, carry a thin walking stick and waddle like a penguin, who are they imitating?