Definition
撅 is a versatile verb with two main senses: (1) to stick up or raise a body part (especially the tail or buttocks), as in 撅尾巴 ('stick up the tail'); (2) to break something long and narrow with a snapping motion, often used colloquially in phrases like 撅断 ('snap off') or 撅筷子 ('snap chopsticks'). The less common 'attack' sense appears in some dialects but is rare in standard Mandarin.
v.
to stick up (tail, buttocks, etc.)to snap off or break (something long and narrow)
Examples
- 撅。Xiǎo gǒu gāoxìng de juē qǐ wěiba.The puppy happily stuck up its tail.
- 撅。Tā bǎ kuàizi juē chéng le liǎng duàn.He snapped the chopsticks into two pieces.
- 撅。Shùzhī bèi fēng juē duàn le.The tree branch was snapped off by the wind.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.