"To twist" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 cuō to rub or roll between the hands or fingers / to twist
 niǔ qū to twist / to warp / to distort
 luò net-like object / to hold sth in place with a net / to wind / to twist / (TCM) channels in the human body
 niǔ to turn / to twist / to wring / to sprain / to swing one's hips
 jiǎo to twist (strands into a thread) / to entangle / to wring / to hang (by the neck) / to turn / to wind / classifier for skeins of yarn
 wǎng to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain
 nǐng mistake / to twist
 yuān a small worm / to twist / to surround / empty
 níng chéng yī gǔ shéng to twist (strands) together to form a rope / (fig.) to unite / to work together
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