倾斜
qīngxié
to tilt, to slope
Part of speech · verb / adjective
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Examples
- 这座塔有点向左倾斜。This tower leans slightly to the left.
- 政策向农村倾斜。The policy is tilted in favor of rural areas.
Collocations
向左倾斜倾斜角度政策倾斜地面倾斜
Mnemonic
倾 qīng "to lean" + 斜 xié "slanting": to lean and slant, i.e. to tilt, slope. Verb/adjective. Figuratively, to be "tilted (toward one side, of resources/policy)" (政策倾斜). The 倾 is in 倾向 and 倾听. The 斜 is in 斜坡 (a slope). Distinguish 倾斜 (to tilt/slope, physical or figurative) from 倾向 (qīngxiàng, a tendency).
Related
倾向斜歪斜偏向
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