倾 (qīng) - To incline & to lean
倾 · qīng
To incline;
to lean;
to pour out;
to collapse;
to devote oneself to;
to overturn;
to use all of.
To inclineto leanto pour out
Usage highlights
To inclineTo pour out one's heartTo collapseTo be devoted toTo overturnTo sell out
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The tower leans to one side (塔倾斜了).
- She poured out her heart (她倾诉心声).
- The city was destroyed (城市倾覆了).
- He is devoted to music (他倾心于音乐).
- They sold out all the stock (他们倾售了所有库存).
Collocations
- To incline(倾斜)
- To pour out one's heart(倾诉)
- To collapse(倾塌)
- To be devoted to(倾心)
- To overturn(倾覆)
- To sell out(倾售)
Idioms
- A beauty capable of causing the fall of a city or state(倾国倾城)
- To pour out all one has learned(倾囊相授)
- To pour out one's heart(倾吐衷肠)
- To do one's utmost(倾尽全力)
- The whole city turned out(倾城而出)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally depicted a person leaning or inclining, conveying physical and metaphorical deviation.
- Often used in classical literature to describe overwhelming emotions or complete devotion.
- In the idiom '倾国倾城', it hyperbolically describes a woman's beauty as so great it could topple states.