弯 - wān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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弯 (彎)

wān

Definition

to bend
bent
a bend
a turn (in the road etc)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

湾

wān

bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)

Related words (35)

bend; turn; curve

to bend

to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp

gay guy

to stoop

corner; bend; curve

winding road; roundabout route; detour; (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)

弯道

wān dào

winding road; road curve

camber; curvature

meniscus (physics)

elbow pasta

(bird species of China) curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

弯弯曲曲

wān wān qū qū

curved; meandering; zigzagging

curved space

slouch; stoop; poor posture

弯道超车

wān dào chāo chē

to overtake on a bend (driving); (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc)

弯月形透镜

wān yuè xíng tòu jìng

meniscus lens

拐弯

guǎi wān

to go round a curve; to turn a corner; (fig.) a new direction

掰弯

bāi wān

to bend; (slang) to turn a straight person gay

flexible

harbor

to go for a walk around; (fig.) to speak in a roundabout way

crook of the arm

to turn; to go around a corner

遛弯

liù wān

(dialect) to take a walk; to go for a stroll

急转弯

jí zhuǎn wān

to make a sudden turn

corner; bend

乚 stroke in Chinese characters

绕弯儿

rào wān r

to go for a walk around; (fig.) to speak in a roundabout way

绕弯子

rào wān zi

(lit.) to go on a long detour; (fig.) to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush

走弯路

zǒu wān lù

to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method

绕弯子儿

rào wān zǐ r

(lit.) to go on a long detour; (fig.) to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush

scoliosis

scoliosis

see 拐弯抹角

Idioms (2)

拐弯抹角

guǎi wān mò jiǎo

(lit.) going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); (fig.) to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush

曲里拐弯

qū lǐ guǎi wān

winding and turning (idiom)

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