挠 撓 náo ㄋㄠˊ naau4 HSK 7-9
- to scratch
- to thwart
- to yield
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挠 撓
- 阻挠 阻撓 zǔ náo ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄠˊ zo2 naau4 to thwart
- 屈挠 屈撓 qū náo ㄑㄩ ㄋㄠˊ wat1 naau4 to surrender
- 干挠 干撓 gān náo ㄍㄢ ㄋㄠˊ gon1 naau4 variant of 干扰, to interfere
- 抓挠 抓撓 zhuā nao ㄓㄨㄚ ˙ㄋㄠ zaau2 naau4 to scratch
- 挠败 撓敗 náo bài ㄋㄠˊ ㄅㄞˋ naau4 baai6 defeated
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- 挠曲 撓曲 náo qū ㄋㄠˊ ㄑㄩ naau4 kuk1 to bend
- 挠率 撓率 náo lǜ ㄋㄠˊ ㄌㄩˋ naau4 leot6 the torsion (of a space curve)
- 挠裂 撓裂 náo liè ㄋㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ naau4 lit6 split due to repeated folding
- 挠钩 撓鉤 náo gōu ㄋㄠˊ ㄍㄡ naau4 ngau1 iron hook at the end a long pole
- 挠头 撓頭 náo tóu ㄋㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ naau4 tau4 tricky
- 挠痒痒 撓癢癢 náo yǎng yang ㄋㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ naau4 joeng5 joeng5 to tickle
- 痒痒挠 癢癢撓 yǎng yang náo ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ ㄋㄠˊ joeng5 joeng5 naau4 backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
- 不屈不挠 不屈不撓 bù qū bù náo ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ bat1 wat1 bat1 naau4 unyielding
- 抓耳挠腮 抓耳撓腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi ㄓㄨㄚ ㄦˇ ㄋㄠˊ ㄙㄞ zaau2 ji5 naau4 soi1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
- 百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)