- 翘首 qiáoshǒu look upto raise one's head and look
- 连翘 liánqiáo forsythia
- 翘首以待 qiáoshǒuyǐdài await eagerlyTo wait with great anticipation or anxiety; to crane one's neck in expectation.
- 翘翘板 qiàoqiàobǎn seesawsee-saw
- 翘尾巴 qiàowěiba cockyto be cocky
- 翘辫子 qiàobiànzi dieto die or pass away (colloquial or humorous)
- 翘板 qiàobǎn seesawa seesaw
- 翘舌音 qiàoshéyīn retroflexretroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
- 翘盼 qiáopàn long forto long for or wait expectantly for something or someone
- 翘望 qiáowàng long forto look forward to something eagerly; to anticipate with longing
- 林家翘 Lín Jiāqiáo Lin Chia-chiaoLin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
- 翘足 qiáozú anticipateto look forward to something with eagerness or longing
- 翘足而待 qiáozú'érdài expect soonto expect in a short time; to wait on tiptoe for something to happen
- 翘企 qiáoqǐ long forto look forward eagerly; to await with great anticipation
- 翘足引领 qiáozúyǐnlǐng look forward eagerlyto wait on tiptoes and crane one's neck as a metaphor for looking forward to something with great eagerness or longing
- 翘鼻麻鸭 qiàobímáyā common shelduck(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- 翘班 qiàobān skip workto skip work or sneak out of work early without permission
- 死翘翘 sǐqiàoqiào dieto die or drop dead; to kick the bucket (colloquial or humorous)
- 翘二郎腿 qiào'èrlángtuǐ cross legsto sit with one leg crossed over the other
- 翘嘴鹬 qiáozuǐyù Terek sandpiper(bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- 翘居群首 qiáojūqúnshǒu preeminenthead and shoulders above the crowd; outstanding among others
- 翘拇指 qiàomǔzhǐ thumbs-upto give a thumbs-up
- 翘曲 qiáoqū prejudicea distorted opinion or figurative bias
- 翘材 qiáocái standout talentan outstandingly talented person
- 翘棱 qiáoleng warpto warp or bend out of shape, especially of wood or other flat surfaces
- 翘楚 qiáochǔ luminarya person of outstanding talent
- 前凸后翘 qiántūhòuqiào curvy(of a woman) to have nice curves; buxom; shapely
- 翘硬 qiàoyìng erectto be in a state of physiological sexual erection
- 翘臀 qiàotún perky butt(coll.) perky butt
- 翘课 qiàokè skip classto intentionally fail to attend a class or skip school
- 翘起 qiàoqǐ point upto raise or lift something so that it points upwards
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH