Usage of the character 翘
qiào
翘
[翹]
- to stick up
- to rise on one end
- to tilt
qiáo
翘
[翹]
- outstanding
- to raise
qiáocái
翘材
[翹材]
- outstandingly talented person
qiáoqǐ
翘企
[翹企]
- to look forward eagerly
- to long for
qiàobǎn
翘板
[翹板]
- a see-saw
qiáowàng
翘望
[翹望]
- to raise one's head and look into the distance
- fig. to forward to
- to long for
qiáochǔ
翘楚
[翹楚]
- person of outstanding talent
qiàokè
翘课
[翹課]
- to skip school
- to cut class
qiàoqǐ
翘起
[翹起]
- to stick up
- to point sth up
qiáopàn
翘盼
[翹盼]
- to long for
- eager for
liánqiáo
连翘
[連翹]
- Forsythia
qiàobān
翘班
[翹班]
- to skip work
- to sneak out of work early
qiáoshǒu
翘首
[翹首]
- to raise one's head and look
qiáoleng
翘棱
[翹稜]
- to warp
- to bend
qiáoqū
翘曲
[翹曲]
- to warp
- to bend
- fig. distorted opinion
- prejudice
qiàoyìng
翘硬
[翹硬]
- hard
- erect
- to be in erection
qiáozú
翘足
[翹足]
- lit. on tiptoes
- to look forward eagerly
- to long for
qiàoshéyīn
翘舌音
[翹舌音]
- retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
qiàowěiba
翘尾巴
[翹尾巴]
- to be cocky
qiàoqiàobǎn
翘翘板
[翹翹板]
- see-saw
- also written 蹺蹺板/跷跷板 (qiāoqiāobǎn)
sǐqiàoqiào
死翘翘
[死翹翹]
- to die
- to drop dead
Lín Jiāqiáo
林家翘
[林家翹]
- Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
qiàomǔzhǐ
翘拇指
[翹拇指]
- to give a thumbs-up
qiàobiànzi
翘辫子
[翹辮子]
- (coll.) to die
- to kick the bucket
qiáozuǐyù
翘嘴鹬
[翹嘴鷸]
- (bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
qiáozú'érdài
翘足而待
[翹足而待]
- to expect in a short time (idiom)
- also pr. (qiàozú'érdài)
qiáozúyǐnlǐng
翘足引领
[翹足引領]
- waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
- to look forward eagerly
- to long for
- also pr. (qiàozúyǐnlǐng)
qiàobímáyā
翘鼻麻鸭
[翹鼻麻鴨]
- (bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
qiáojūqúnshǒu
翘居群首
[翹居群首]
- head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
- outstanding
qiántūhòuqiào
前凸后翘
[前凸後翹]
- (of a woman) to have nice curves; buxom; shapely
qiào'èrlángtuǐ
翘二郎腿
[翹二郎腿]
- to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
qiáoshǒuyǐdài
翘首以待
[翹首以待]
- to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
- to anxiously await