- 扭转 niǔzhuǎn reverseto reverse or turn around an undesirable situation
- 扭曲 niǔqū warpto physically twist or bend a physical object out of its original shape
- 扭头 niǔtóu turn aroundto turn one's whole body around, often to walk away
- 别扭 bièniu awkwardfeeling uneasy, physically uncomfortable, or out of place
- 扭伤 niǔshāng sprainto twist a joint or ligament painfully or the injury resulting from such a twist
- 扭矩 niǔjǔ torquethe measure of a force's tendency to rotate an object about an axis; turning force
- 扭亏 niǔkuī reverse lossto reverse a financial loss or make good a deficit
- 扭亏为盈 niǔkuīwéiyíng turn a profitto turn a loss into a profit; to become profitable
- 扭打 niǔdǎ scuffleto engage in a physical struggle or close-quarters fight by grabbing and pulling
- 闹别扭 nàobièniu clashto have a disagreement, fall out with someone, or be at loggerheads
- 扭转乾坤 niǔzhuǎnqiánkūn reverseto fundamentally change the course of events or turn around a desperate situation (literally: to upend heaven and earth)
- 扭力 niǔlì torquethe rotational or turning force applied to an object, or the state of being twisted
- 扭捏 niǔnie coyaffecting shyness, bashfulness, or embarrassment, often in a hesitant or unnatural manner
- 扭扭捏捏 niǔniǔniēniē coyaffecting shyness or embarrassment; hesitant and bashful in behavior
- 歪歪扭扭 wāiwāiniǔniǔ crookedcrooked; askew
- 扭结 niǔjié tangleto become snarled, knotted, or physically entangled
- 扭摆 niǔbǎi twist and swayto twist and sway (one's body)
- 七扭八歪 qīniǔbāwāi crookedmisshapen, crooked, or uneven in arrangement or appearance
- 扭角羚 niǔjiǎolíng takinthe takin (Budorcas taxicolor), a large goat-antelope native to the eastern Himalayas and recognized as a national treasure in China
- 扭转力 niǔzhuǎnlì torquethe force that tends to cause rotation or twisting around an axis, often used in engineering and physics
- 扭扭乐 Niǔniǔlè TwisterTwister (game)
- 睾丸扭转 gāowánniǔzhuǎn testicular torsion
- 绞扭 jiǎoniǔ wringto wring; to twist
- 扭蛋 niǔdàn capsule toytoy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)
- 强扭的瓜不甜 qiǎngniǔdeguābùtián forced resultsif something is not meant to be or is done against someone's will, the outcome will not be satisfactory; no use trying to force something to happen
- 扭腰 niǔyāo sway hipsto sway or swing one's hips rhythmically while walking or dancing
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH