弯

wān

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. to bend
2. bent
3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 直 zhí 直 zhí straight 形容线条或形状: straight

Related words

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• 拐弯 guǎi wān 拐弯 guǎi wān to go round a curve 道路或路线改变方向: to go round a curve
• 弯子 wān zi 弯子 wān zi bend 弯曲的地方，如弯路: bend

Synonyms

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• 弯曲 wān qū 弯曲 wān qū to bend 形容物体不直: to bend

Usage notes

Collocations

“弯”常与“腰”搭配，如“弯腰”，表示身体前倾的动作。

Common mistakes

不要混淆“弯”和“湾”。“弯”指弯曲，“湾”指水湾。

Example Sentences

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这条路很 弯 。

This road is very winding.

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Words Containing 弯

• 弯曲 弯曲 wān qū: to bend
• 急转弯 急转弯 jí zhuǎn wān: to make a sudden turn
• 拐弯 拐弯 guǎi wān: to go round a curve
• 走弯路 走弯路 zǒu wān lù: to take an indirect route
• 转弯 转弯 zhuǎn wān: to turn
• U形转弯 U形转弯 u xíng zhuǎn wān: U-turn
• 七弯八拐 七弯八拐 qī wān bā guǎi: twisting and turning
• 存水弯 存水弯 cún shuǐ wān: trap (plumbing)
• 左弯右拐 左弯右拐 zuǒ wān yòu guǎi: to follow a winding path
• 弯嘴滨鹬 弯嘴滨鹬 wān zuǐ bīn yù: (bird species of China) curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
• 弯子 弯子 wān zi: bend
• 弯弯 弯弯 wān wān: Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist
• 弯弯曲曲 弯弯曲曲 wān wān qū qū: curved
• 弯折 弯折 wān zhé: to bend
• 弯曲度 弯曲度 wān qū dù: curvature
• 弯曲空间 弯曲空间 wān qū kōng jiān: curved space
• 弯月形透镜 弯月形透镜 wān yuè xíng tòu jìng: meniscus lens
• 弯液面 弯液面 wān yè miàn: meniscus (physics)
• 弯男 弯男 wān nán: gay guy
• 弯管面 弯管面 wān guǎn miàn: elbow pasta
• 弯腰 弯腰 wān yāo: to stoop
• 弯腰驼背 弯腰驼背 wān yāo tuó bèi: slouch
• 弯角 弯角 wān jiǎo: corner
• 弯路 弯路 wān lù: winding road
• 弯道 弯道 wān dào: winding road
• 弯道超车 弯道超车 wān dào chāo chē: to overtake on a bend (driving)
• 拐弯抹角 拐弯抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo: lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
• 拐弯处 拐弯处 guǎi wān chù: corner
• 掰弯 掰弯 bāi wān: to bend
• 易弯 易弯 yì wān: flexible
• 曲里拐弯 曲里拐弯 qū lǐ guǎi wān: winding and turning (idiom)
• 绕弯 绕弯 rào wān: to go for a walk around
• 绕弯子 绕弯子 rào wān zi: lit. to go on a long detour
• 脊柱侧弯 脊柱侧弯 jǐ zhù cè wān: scoliosis
• 脊椎侧弯 脊椎侧弯 jǐ zhuī cè wān: scoliosis
• 臂弯 臂弯 bì wān: crook of the arm
• 竖弯钩 竖弯钩 shù wān gōu: 乚 stroke in Chinese characters
• 转弯抹角 转弯抹角 zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo: see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guǎi wān mò jiǎo]
• 遛弯 遛弯 liù wān: (dialect) to take a walk