拐弯 meaning and pronunciation

拐弯
Simplified word
拐彎
Traditional word

拐弯 English definition

guǎi wān
  • to go round a curve
  • to turn a corner
  • fig. a new direction

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Characters

  • 拐 (guǎi): to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]);
  • 弯 (wān): to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dao4];