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HSK
7-9

turn upward

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

qiao4 qiào

Meaning


Primary

turn upward

Alternatives

turns upward, turned upward, bend upward, bends upward, bend up, turn up

Mnemonic


[qi-] Kirby is in the [4] bathroom of the [-ao] barn where he is playing Go with a cow next to the pile of manure. Instead of pieces on the 堯 Go board they use different colored 羽 feathers. Kirby is winning, so his spirits have 翹 turned upward as he never thought he would beat the cow sitting in front of him. The cow 翹 turns upward his face, refusing to look at the 堯 Go board or make the next move as his pride has been hurt from falling behind in the game.