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斜 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xié slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
斜的意思是倾斜的，不是直的。
Xié de yìsi shì qīngxié de, bùshì zhí de.
Slanted means tilted, not straight.
Context note
我们可以说一条斜线或者一个斜坡。
Wǒmen kěyǐ shuō yī tiáo xié xiàn huòzhě yī gè xié pō.
We can say a slanted line or a sloped hill.
5 examples
这条线画斜了。
zhè tiáo xiàn huà xié le。
This line is drawn slanted.
太阳斜照进窗户。
tài yáng xié zhào jìn chuāng hù。
The sun shines slanted through the window.
他的帽子戴斜了。
tā de mào zi dài xié le。
His hat is worn slanted.
山坡有点斜，走路要小心。
shān pō yǒu diǎn xié， zǒu lù yào xiǎo xīn。
The hillside is a bit slanted, be careful when walking.
请把画框扶正，不要斜着。
qǐng bǎ huà kuàng fú zhèng， bú yào xié zhe。
Please straighten the picture frame, don't let it be slanted.
5 mini stories
小刚在纸上画了一条斜线。他说这是滑梯的轨道。
xiǎo gāng zài zhǐ shàng huà le yì tiáo xié xiàn。 tā shuō zhè shì huá tī de guǐ dào。
Xiao Gang drew a slanted line on the paper. He said it was the track of a slide.
下雨了，雨丝斜斜地飘进来。小明赶紧关窗。
xià yǔ le， yǔ sī xié xié dì piāo jìn lái。 xiǎo míng gǎn jǐn guān chuāng。
It rained, and the raindrops drifted in slanted. Xiao Ming quickly closed the window.
小猫把玩具推斜了。它用爪子拨正。
xiǎo māo bǎ wán jù tuī xié le。 tā yòng zhuǎ zi bō zhèng。
The kitten pushed the toy slanted. It used its paw to straighten it.
爷爷的眼镜戴斜了。奶奶笑着帮他扶正。
yé ye de yǎn jìng dài xié le。 nǎi nai xiào zhe bāng tā fú zhèng。
Grandpa's glasses were worn slanted. Grandma smiled and helped him straighten them.
风筝飞得斜斜的。小朋友拉着线跑。
fēng zheng fēi dé xié xié de。 xiǎo péng yǒu lā zhe xiàn pǎo。
The kite flew slanted. The child ran pulling the string.