ǎoniù

to pull

Senses

ǎo bend; twist

verb · (dialect) to twist or bend (in order to break something or form it into a shape)

他用力把这根木棍拗断了。

niù stubborn

adjective · stubborn; perverse; contrary

这孩子脾气真拗,怎么劝都不听。

References

variant 拗/抝 拗/拗