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拐弯
拐彎
guǎiwān
1. to go round a curve
2. to turn a corner
3. fig. a new direction
HSK 5

Character Breakdown

拐
guǎi
to kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch
HSK 5 8 丶
弯
wān
bend, curve, turn
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (4)

拐弯儿
guǎiwānr
erhua variant of [[拐彎|拐弯<guǎiwān>]]
拐弯处
guǎiwānchù
corner
拐弯抹角
guǎiwānmòjiǎo
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
曲里拐弯
qūlǐguǎiwān
winding and turning (idiom)

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