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niǔ
v. sprain, wrench; twist; turn round; swing, wriggle; grapple with
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Other meanings
[niǔ]   char. crooked, not straight
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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tā zuó tiān tī zú qiú de shí hou niǔ shāng le jiǎo .
phr. He sprained his foot when playing football yesterday.
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wǒ de gē bo hǎo xiàng niǔ le .
phr. My arm seems to be sprained.
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wǒ hé tā tiào wǔ de shí hou méi pèi hé hǎo, bá jiáo niǔ le .
phr. He and I didn't fit in the dance and I twisted my feet.
hù xiāng niú dǎ
phr. grapple with each other
niǔ qū
v. twist out of shape, distort
niǔ yāng ge
v. do the yangko dance
niǔ tóu
v. turn one's head
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niǔ shēn tuì chū
phr. turn around and walk away