Don't beat about the bush.
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拐弯
Traditional: 拐彎
guǎi wān
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5
guǎi wān · gwaai2 waan1 (Jyutping)
- to go round a curve
- to turn a corner
- fig. a new direction
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Character breakdown
拐
- Meaning
- kidnap, abduct; turn
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌另
- Cangjie
- QRSH
- Four-corner
- 5602.7
弯
- Meaning
- bend, curve
- Radical
- 弓
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿱亦弓
- Cangjie
- YCN
- Four-corner
- 0020.7
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Example sentences
Don't beat around the bush.
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