zhuǎn​zhe​wān​r

to beat about the bush

  1. to change
    To turn; to change direction; to shift or transform; to transfer or transition from one state or place to another
  2. zhe particle
    [continuous]
    Shows that an action is currently happening or that a state is continuing; often appears before a second verb to show how the second action is being done.
  3. indirectness
    indirect or roundabout way of speaking or acting