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歪曲

wāi qū
HSK 6
to distort, to misrepresent
verb

Example Sentences

他的说法歪曲了事实。
tāde shuōfǎ wāiqū le shìshí 。
His statement distorted the facts.
新闻报道常常歪曲事件的真相。
xīnwén bàodào chángcháng wāiqū shìjiàn de zhēnxiàng 。
News reports often distort the truth of events.
请不要歪曲我的意思。
qǐng búyào wāiqū wǒde yìsī 。
Please do not distort my meaning.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

扭曲niǔqū
twist
扭曲 (niǔqū) suggests a more physical or figurative manipulation, while 歪曲 (wāiqū) emphasizes a misrepresentation.
曲解qūjiě
misinterpret
曲解 (qūjiě) indicates misunderstanding, often implying a more subtle misrepresentation than 歪曲.

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Individual Characters

HSK 5
歪wāi
askew, at a crooked angle, devious
曲qū
bent, crooked, wrong

Public Lists with 歪曲

HSK 6
All words for the HSK 6 test