拐

guǎi

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. cane
2. walking stick
3. crutch

Character focus

Stroke order

8 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

2 items

拐弯

guǎi wān

to go round a curve

Related verbal usage of 拐 meaning to turn or change direction.

拐骗

guǎi piàn

swindle

Compound verb meaning to abduct or swindle, showing a different meaning of 拐.

Synonyms

2 items

拐杖

guǎi zhàng

crutches

As a noun meaning cane or walking stick, 拐杖 is a more common term.

手杖

shǒu zhàng

cane

Another common term for walking stick, often used in formal or medical contexts.

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocation: 拐杖 (guǎizhàng) is the standard term for 'walking stick'; using just 拐 can be ambiguous.

Common mistakes

When used alone, 拐 most commonly means 'cane' as a noun; the verbal meaning 'to turn' is often used in compounds like 拐弯. Learners should not assume the verbal meaning without context.

Example Sentences

2 shown

老人拄着拐慢慢地走路。

The elderly person walks slowly with a cane.

我們拐錯彎了。

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Words Containing 拐

to go round a curve

crutches

to limp

twisting and turning

to turn right

to turn left

to swindle

to turn left (Shanghainese)

cheekbone

to turn right (Shanghainese)

左弯右拐

zuǒ wān yòu guǎi

to follow a winding path

crutch

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

corner

cane

to turn a corner

street corner

human trafficking

swindle

turning point

winding and turning (idiom)

李铁拐

lǐ tiě guǎi

Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[bā xiān] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine

to use a crutch

Shiguai district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[bāo tóu shì], Inner Mongolia

羊拐

yáng guǎi

children's game, similar to knucklebones

胳膊肘往外拐

gē bo zhǒu wǎng wài guǎi

see 胳膊肘朝外拐[gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi]