guǎi​wān HSK7

to turn a corner

  • created sense approved 拐弯/拐彎 · guǎi​wān · to turn a corner — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拐弯 / 拐彎

    guǎi​wān

    to turn a corner

    To change direction while moving; to turn a corner or follow a curve.

    拐, 弯

    拐 (literal) → 拐 · guǎi · to turn 弯 (literal) → 弯/彎 · wān · bend

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  • created sense approved 拐弯/拐彎 · guǎi​wān · to turn; to be indirect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拐弯 / 拐彎

    guǎi​wān

    to turn; to be indirect

    To change one's way of thinking or to speak in a roundabout, indirect manner; to change one's course of action (figurative)

    拐, 弯

    拐 (literal) → 拐 · guǎi · to turn 弯 (literal) → 弯/彎 · wān · bend

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  • created sense approved 拐弯/拐彎 · guǎi​wān · corner — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拐弯 / 拐彎

    guǎi​wān

    corner

    A place where a road or path turns; a bend or a corner.

    拐 (literal) → 拐 · guǎi · to turn 弯 (literal) → 弯/彎 · wān · bend

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  • created sense approved 拐弯/拐彎 · guǎi​wān · and more — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拐弯 / 拐彎

    guǎi​wān

    and more

    Used as a suffix after round numbers to indicate a quantity slightly over that amount

    拐 (literal) → 拐 · guǎi · to turn 弯 (literal) → 弯/彎 · wān · bend

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