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náo

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English Definition	to scratch; to thwart; to yield
Simplified Script	挠
Traditional Script	撓
Pinyin	náo
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄋㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	naau⁴
Part of Speech	(动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=7

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Words With Same Head Word
挠头	náotóu	tricky; problematic; difficult; to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
挠度	náodù	flexivity
挠痒痒	náo yǎngyang	to tickle
挠曲	náoqū	to bend; flexing; deflection
挠性	náoxìng	flexibleness

Words With Same Tail Word
阻挠	zǔnáo	to thwart; to obstruct (something)
不屈不挠	bùqū bù náo	unyielding; indomitable
百折不挠	bǎi zhé bù náo	to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable
痒痒挠	yǎngyang náo	backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
屈挠	qūnáo	to surrender; to yield; to flex

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