拗
Meaning
ǎo ao3
- (dialect) to twist; to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape)
ào ao4
- variant of 拗[ao4]
ào ao4
- (bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient
niù niu4
- stubborn; perverse; contrary
Example sentences
- If he says it is Monday, it is Monday.
Words with 拗
- 拗口àokǒuhard to pronounce; awkward-sounding
- 拗断ǎoduàn(dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
- 硬拗yìngào(Tw) (coll.) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ngē-áu])
- 执拗zhíniùstubborn; willful; pigheaded
- 违拗wéiàoto disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)
- 拗不过niùbuguòcan't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
- 拗口令àokǒulìngtongue twister
- 三拗汤sānàotāngsan'ao decoction (TCM)