HSK 6 · Verbs

倾斜 qīngxié “to tilt” in Chinese

Traditional 傾斜

What 倾斜 means

  1. to tilt
  2. to slant
  3. to lean
  4. to incline
  5. to slope

How to say 倾斜

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale倾qīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale斜xié2nd tone, rising

倾斜 in a sentence

  1. 塔有点向西边倾斜。

    Tǎ yǒudiǎn xiàng xībian qīngxié.

    The tower leans slightly to the west.

    Sentence #5868151 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 倾斜 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 倾 (qīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
倾qīngto overturn
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 顷part of the characterSound part
The character 斜 (xié) with each of its parts in a different colour
斜xiéinclined
  • 余surplus · yúSound part
  • 斗dipper · dǒuMeaning part

斗 hints at the meaning (dipper); 余 (yú) hints at the sound. Compare it with xié.

How to write 倾斜

倾 10 strokes · 斜 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

倾斜 (qīngxié) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 倾斜 (qīngxié). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 倾斜

Words with 倾

倾听qīngtīng · to listen attentively倾向qīngxiàng · tendency

Words with 斜

斜xié · inclined

More words: Common Verbs

欺负qīfu · to bully起哄qǐhòng · to stir up trouble清除qīngchú · to clear away清理qīnglǐ · to clear up欺骗qīpiàn · to deceive企图qǐtú · to attempt全力以赴quánlìyǐfù · to go all out确保quèbǎo · to ensure

FAQs

倾斜 (qīngxié) means “to tilt” or “to slant”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qīngxié: qīng with a 1st tone, then xié with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 倾斜 is written 傾斜. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qingxie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 倾斜 from the suggestions. Typing qingxie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
倾斜 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.