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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

歪 [wāi]
  1. 1. adjective [倾斜] slanting
    画挂歪了。
    The picture is crooked.
  2. 2. adjective [坏] devious
    他出了个歪点子。
    He came up with a devious suggestion.
  3. 3. verb incline

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

歪 [wāi]
  1. 1. adjective askew; crooked; inclined; slanting
    歪戴帽子
    have one's hat on crooked
    这堵墙有点歪。
    This wall is a little out of the perpendicular.
    小女孩儿歪着头聚精会神地听故事。
    The little girl listened attentively to the story with her head tilted to one side.
  2. 2. adjective devious; underhand; crooked
    歪点子
    evil ideas; devil's advice
  3. 3. adjective [Dialect] domineering; bossy
    他在乡下歪得很。
    He is a local bully.
  4. 4. verb [Dialect] recline to take a rest

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

歪 [wāi]
  1. 1. 形 偏；斜
    线画歪了。
    字写歪了。
    歪打正着。
  2. 2. 形 (言行或思想作风等)不正当或不正派
    邪门歪道。
    歪风邪气。
    歪才。
    歪理。
  3. 3. 动 [口] 侧身躺卧
    找个地方歪一会儿。
    歪在沙发上睡着了。
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Examples

这堵墙有点歪。
This wall is a little out of the perpendicular.
瞧你钉的挂镜线都歪了，还得弄下来重钉吧。
The picture rail that you nailed on the wall was crooked. We had to pull it out and renail it.
没想到你还会看风水，有点儿歪才呀！
It had never occurred to me that you knew something about fengshui. You really have some unique abilities!
她侧歪着身子想看看里面发生了什么。
She slanted her body, trying to see what was happening inside.
电线杆子歪了，用大木杠子顶住
找个地方歪一会儿。
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不
[bù]		 + 正
[zhèng]

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