Definition
歪歪扭扭 is a reduplicated AABB adjective describing something that is crooked, twisted, or uneven in shape or alignment — like a wobbly line drawn by a child, a bent nail, or a row of crooked teeth. It's used for physical appearance (writing, seams, roads) and carries a slightly informal, vivid tone. Unlike 歪 (just 'crooked'), the reduplication adds a sense of 'all over the place' or 'messily crooked'.
r.f.
crookedtwisteduneven (of lines, writing, seams, or alignment)
Examples
- 歪歪扭扭，。Tā xiě de zì wāi wāi niǔ niǔ de, hěn nán kàn qīngchu.His handwriting is all crooked and hard to read.
- 歪歪扭扭。Zhè tiáo xiǎo lù wāi wāi niǔ niǔ de tōng xiàng shān lǐ.This path winds crookedly into the mountains.
- 歪歪扭扭，。Qiáng shàng de huà guà de wāi wāi niǔ niǔ de, nǐ bǎ tā fú zhèng ba.The picture on the wall is hanging crooked — straighten it.
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