Chinese word

倾斜

Pronunciation

Pinyinqīng xié

Meaning

  • adjectivetilted

Example

那幅画挂得有点倾斜，需要调整。nà fú huà guà de yóu diǎn qīng xié xū yào tiáo zhěng

That picture is hanging slightly tilted and needs adjusting.

Illustration for 倾斜 (tilted)

More examples

桥墩的一侧呈倾斜状态，工程师正在调查原因。qiáo dūn de yí cè chéng qīng xié zhuàng tài gōng chéng shī zhèng zài diào chá yuán yīn

One side of the bridge pier is tilted, and an engineer is investigating the cause.

Core concept

An object or surface sits at an angle instead of lining up with a straight horizontal or vertical reference.

Common phrases

  • 呈倾斜状态chéng qīng xié zhuàng tài

    be tilted

  • 倾斜的表面qīng xié de biǎo miàn

    tilted surface

Similar words

斜xié: Slanting at an angle to a level or upright line.
歪wāi: Not straight or correctly aligned because its shape or direction has become crooked.

Definition in Chinese

物体相对于水平方向或垂直方向有一定角度，向一侧倾向或歪斜的状态或性质。wù tǐ xiāng duì yú shuǐ píng fāng xiàng huò chuí zhí fāng xiàng yǒu yí dìng jiǎo dù xiàng yí cè qīng xiàng huò wāi xié de zhuàng tài huò xìng zhì

Word origin

倾 (qīng, "lean") + 斜 (xié, "slanting") makes the direction of one-sided leaning explicit in the compound.

Usage tips

  • The word suits both planned and unwanted angles, so it gives a neutral description without saying whether the position is correct or incorrect.

Other meanings

  • tiltverb
  • slopenoun

Opposites

  • 笔直bǐ zhístraightadjective

Related words

  • 倾斜面qīng xié miàninclined surfacenoun
  • 倾斜率qīng xié lǜslope rationoun

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