矫
Jiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

矫
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jiǎo
  1. to correct
  2. to rectify
  3. to redress
  4. strong
  5. brave
  6. to pretend
  7. to feign
  8. affectation
矫
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jiáo
  1. argumentative
  2. contentious
矫
 - 
Jiǎo
  1. surname Jiao

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

矫情
jiáo qing
  1. 1 (Beijing dialect) argumentative
  2. 2 unreasonable
矫健
jiǎo jiàn
  1. 1 strong and healthy
  2. 2 vigorous
矫揉造作
jiǎo róu zào zuò
  1. 1 pretension
  2. 2 affectation
  3. 3 putting on artificial airs
矫正
jiǎo zhèng
  1. 1 to correct
  2. 2 to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
  3. 3 to cure
  4. 4 rectification
  5. 5 correction
  6. 6 to straighten
矫形
jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
矫捷
jiǎo jié
  1. 1 vigorous and nimble
  2. 2 athletic
矫枉过正
jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
  1. 1 to overcorrect (idiom)
  2. 2 to overcompensate
矫治
jiǎo zhì
  1. 1 to correct (e.g. sight or hearing)
  2. 2 to rectify
  3. 3 to cure

Idioms (1)

矫枉过正
jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
  1. 1 to overcorrect (idiom)
  2. 2 to overcompensate

Sample Sentences

你说得是！那对狗男女，贱人就是矫情！出轨就出轨，还这么讲究创意和情调。
nǐ shuō de shì ！nà duì gǒu nánnǚ ，jiànrén jiùshì jiǎoqíng ！chūguǐ jiù chūguǐ ，hái zhème jiǎngjiu chuàngyì hé qíngdiào 。
Yes, you're right! That cheating couple! Hussy's are always cunning like that. If you're going to cheat, just cheat, what's with all the creativity and romance!
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那你应该去看足科，找足科矫形师。
nà nǐ yīnggāi qù kàn zúkē ，zhǎo zúkējiǎoxíngshī 。
You should go to a podiatry clinic, to see a pedorthist.
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我没听过足科？他们能矫正长短脚吗？
wǒ méi tīng guo zúkē ？tāmen néng jiǎozhèng chángduǎnjiǎo ma ？
I've never heard of podiatry? Can they correct one leg being longer than the other?
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他们会用矫正鞋垫帮你。
tāmen huì yòng jiǎozhèng xiédiàn bāng nǐ 。
They can use corrective soles to help you.
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那倒也不是。他们从小就很在乎牙齿，如果牙齿不整齐，一般小时候就会去矫正。
nàdào yě bù shì 。tāmen cóngxiǎo jiù hěn zàihu yáchǐ ，rúguǒ yáchǐ bù zhěngqí ，yībān xiǎo shíhou jiù huì qù jiǎozhèng 。
That's not really true. They take care of their teeth from the time they are little. If their teeth aren't straight, then they'll often have them straightened.
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我记得我们小时候都没人去矫正牙齿的。不过现在越来越多的人知道了矫正牙齿的好处了。我朋友都三十岁了，也开始做了。
wǒ jìde wǒmen xiǎo shíhou dōu méi rén qù jiǎozhèng yáchǐ de 。bùguò xiànzài yuèláiyuèduō de rén zhīdao le jiǎozhèng yáchǐ de hǎochu le 。wǒ péngyou dōu sānshí suì le ，yě kāishǐ zuò le 。
I remember that when we were little, nobody straightened their teeth. However, nowadays more and more people know that having straight teeth is a good thing. My friend is already 30 years old and she started doing it.
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你就是矫情。这也不吃，那也不吃，白白错过了多少美食啊！
nǐ jiùshì jiáoqing 。zhè yě bù chī ，nà yě bù chī ，báibái cuòguò le duōshao měishí a ！
You're being difficult. You won't eat this. You won't eat that. You're missing out on so much good food.
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矫正牙齿
jiǎozhèng yáchǐ
To straighten teeth.
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为了矫正视力
wèile jiǎozhèng shìlì
In order to correct one's vision.
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不是，我带她来矫正牙齿的。你看她的牙，横七竖八的，难看死了。
bùshì ，wǒ dài tā lái jiǎozhèng yáchǐ de 。nǐ kàn tā de yá ，héngqīshùbā de ，nánkàn sǐ le 。
No, I brought her here to have her teeth straightened. Look at her teeth, they're going in all directions. They look terrible.
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