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拗
抝
ao4
 
- variant of 拗
 
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拗
拗
ao4
 
- to bend in two so as to break; to defy; to disobey; also pr. 
 
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拗
拗
niu4
 
- stubborn; obstinate
 
| strokes | 
8 | 
| radical | 
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| strokes after radical | 
5 | 
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拗断
拗斷
ao4 duan4
 
- to break by twisting
 
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拗口
拗口
ao4 kou3
 
- hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding
 
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拗口令
拗口令
ao4 kou3 ling4
 
- tongue twister
 
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拗陷
拗陷
ao4 xian4
 
- geological depression
 
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拗不过
拗不過
niu4 bu5 guo4
 
- can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
 
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三拗汤
三拗湯
san1 ao4 tang1
 
- san'ao decoction (TCM)
 
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违拗
違拗
wei2 ao4
 
- to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
 
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执拗
執拗
zhi2 niu4
 
- stubborn; willful; pigheaded; Taiwan pr.