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wān
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 弯

遛弯
liù wān

(dialect) to take a walk

弯弯曲曲
wān wān qū qū

curved

急转弯
jí zhuǎn wān

to make a sudden turn

弯曲空间
wān qū kōng jiān

curved space

弯曲度
wān qū dù

curvature

拐弯
guǎi wān

to go round a curve

绕弯
rào wān

to go for a walk around

弯子
wān zi

bend

弯道
wān dào

winding road

U形转弯
u xíng zhuǎn wān

U-turn

弯月形透镜
wān yuè xíng tòu jìng

meniscus lens

弯嘴滨鹬
wān zuǐ bīn yù

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

弯路
wān lù

winding road

易弯
yì wān

flexible

走弯路
zǒu wān lù

to take an indirect route

竖弯钩
shù wān gōu

乚 stroke in Chinese characters

转弯
zhuǎn wān

to turn

曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān

winding and turning (idiom)

存水弯
cún shuǐ wān

trap (plumbing)

弯道超车
wān dào chāo chē

to overtake on a bend (driving)

弯角
wān jiǎo

corner

弯管面
wān guǎn miàn

elbow pasta

七弯八拐
qī wān bā guǎi

twisting and turning

绕弯子
rào wān zi

lit. to go on a long detour

掰弯
bāi wān

to bend

左弯右拐
zuǒ wān yòu guǎi

to follow a winding path

弯腰
wān yāo

to stoop

拐弯处
guǎi wān chù

corner

弯液面
wān yè miàn

meniscus (physics)

弯曲
wān qū

to bend

脊椎侧弯
jǐ zhuī cè wān

scoliosis

臂弯
bì wān

crook of the arm

弯男
wān nán

gay guy

脊柱侧弯
jǐ zhù cè wān

scoliosis

弯腰驼背
wān yāo tuó bèi

slouch

弯折
wān zhé

to bend

拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo

lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)

弯弯
wān wān

Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist

转弯抹角
zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo

see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guǎi wān mò jiǎo]