翘 (qiào) is a Chinese word meaning “to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt”.
Meanings
- 1to stick up
- 2to rise on one end
- 3to tilt
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
翘outstanding翘首to raise one's head and look翘首以待to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)连翘Forsythia翘板a see-saw翘尾巴to be cocky前凸后翘(of a woman) to have nice curves; buxom; shapely死翘翘to die翘二郎腿to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)翘企to look forward eagerly翘嘴鹬(bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)翘居群首head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent