扭曲

niǔ qū
to distort
verb

Example Sentences

他的意见被扭曲了。
tāde yìjiàn bèi niǔqū le 。
His opinion was distorted.
这张图片被扭曲得很严重。
zhè zhāng túpiàn bèi niǔqū déhěn yánzhòng 。
This picture has been distorted very badly.
媒体常常扭曲事实。
méitǐ chángcháng niǔqū shìshí 。
The media often distorts the facts.

Individual Characters

扭niǔ
twist, wrench, sprain, grapple
曲qū
bent, crooked, wrong

Words with similar meanings

扭转niǔzhuǎn
to twist
扭转 focuses more on the physical act of twisting or turning, while 扭曲 emphasizes distortion in a broader sense.
歪曲wāiqū
to misrepresent
歪曲 often implies a more negative connotation of misrepresentation, whereas 扭曲 is more neutral.

Words Starting With 扭

扭转niǔ zhuǎn
to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation)

Words Ending With 曲

歪曲wāi qū
to distort; to misrepresent

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