倾 (qīng): to overturn, to collapse, to lean
倾 (qīng) is a Chinese character meaning “to overturn.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 顷 (phonetic). It ranks #1252 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 倾 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- to overturn
- to collapse
- to lean
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 倾
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倾诉 | qīng sù | to say everything (that is on one's mind) |
| 倾斜 | qīng xié | to incline |
| 倾倒 | qīng dǎo | to topple over |
| 倾注 | qīng zhù | to throw into |
| 倾家荡产 | qīng jiā dàng chǎn | to lose a family fortune (idiom) |
| 倾心 | qīng xīn | to admire wholeheartedly |
| 倾盆大雨 | qīng pén dà yǔ | (idiom) a downpour |
| 倾吐 | qīng tǔ | to pour out (emotions) |
| 倾慕 | qīng mù | to adore |
| 倾泻 | qīng xiè | to pour down in torrents |
| 左倾 | zuǒ qīng | left-leaning |
| 倾销 | qīng xiāo | to dump (goods, products) |
| 一见倾心 | yī jiàn qīng xīn | love at first sight |
| 倾斜度 | qīng xié dù | inclination (from the horizontal or vertical) |
| 倾向性 | qīng xiàng xìng | tendency |
倾 appears in 62 compound words: 82 as the first character, 6 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 倾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
to exhaust all of a family's financial resources; to break the bank; to bring a family to ruin
to lose one's heart to him/her at first sight; to fall in love at first sight
(idiom) to exhaust all one has; to leave no stone unturned; to try one's best
to lose one's heart to him/her at first sight; to fall in love at first sight
(idiom) to exhaust all one has; to leave no stone unturned; to try one's best
to exhaust all of a family's financial resources; to break the bank; to bring a family to ruin
Example Sentences
这位老倾虽然年过八旬,但身体依然硬朗。
zhè wèi lǎo qīng suī rán nián guò bā xún , dàn shēn tī yī rán yìng lǎng .
Though over eighty years old, this old man remains in robust health.
【狮城双尸命案】夫曾向亲人倾诉 忧病妻无人照顾
shī chéng shuāng shī mìng àn fū céng xiàng qīn rén qīng sù yōu bìng qī wú rén zhào gù
The husband once confided in his relatives that his sick wife had no one to take care of him
...鹰派委员呼吁进一步加息 与高市早苗的宽松倾向唱反调
. . . yīng pài wěi yuán hū xū jìn yī bù jiā xī yǔ gāo shì zǎo miáo de kuān sōng qīng xiàng chàng fǎn diào
... Hawkish members called for further interest rate hikes in opposition to Sanae Takaichi's easing tendencies
颜玉君:走出课室,倾听玛美里族雕刻背后的故事
yán yù jūn : zǒu chū kè shì , qīng tīng 玛 měi lǐ zú diāo kè bèi hòu de gù shì
Yan Yujun: Step out of the classroom and listen to the story behind the Mameli carvings
...样情 陆商务部:业界欢迎中韩就热轧板卷反倾销达成协议
. . . yàng qíng lù shāng wù bù : yè jiè huān yíng zhōng hán jiù rè 轧 bǎn juǎn fǎn qīng xiāo dá chéng xié yì
... Ministry of Commerce: The industry welcomes the agreement between China and South Korea on anti-dumping of hot-rolled coils
倾销争议 天声董事长张水圳曾硬杠美政府
qīng xiāo zhēng yì tiān shēng dǒng shì cháng zhāng shuǐ 圳 céng yìng gàng měi zhèng fǔ
Dumping controversy Tiansheng Chairman Zhang Shuizhen once slammed the US government
水从破裂的水管倾泻而出。
Shuǐ cóng pòliè de shuǐguǎn qīngxiè ér chū.
Water poured from the broken pipe.
在我看来,她有一种夸张的倾向。
Zàiwǒkànlái, tā yǒu yīzhǒng kuāzhāng de qīngxiàng.
It seems to me that she has a tendency to exaggerate.
我懂得的都已经倾囊相授了。
Wǒ dǒngde de dōu yǐjīng qīngnáng xiāng shòu le.
There's nothing more I can teach you.
他们冒着倾盆大雨出发了。
Tāmen màozhe qīngpéndàyǔ chūfā le.
They started in spite of the heavy rain.
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