翘

qiáo · qiao/qiào · qiao

Traditional 翹

Meaning

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qiáo 翹

  1. outstanding
  2. to raise

qiào 翹

  1. to stick up
  2. to rise on one end
  3. to tilt

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)翘(qiào)起(qǐ)大(dà)拇(mǔ)指(zhǐ)表(biǎo)示(shì)赞(zàn)同(tóng)。

He raised his thumb to show approval.

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)木(mù)板(bǎn)的(de)一(yì)头(tóu)翘(qiào)起(qǐ)来(lái)了(le)。

One end of this wooden board has tilted up.

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