拐弯

Meaning(verb, noun, verbal noun)

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

Beat around the bush: 拐弯抹角. Often 拐弯儿 in speech.

Examples

• 前面路口往左拐弯。

  qián miàn lù kǒu wǎng zuǒ guǎi wān.

  Turn left at the next intersection.

• 拐弯的时候要慢一点儿。

  guǎi wān de shí hòu yào màn yì diǎn ér.

  Slow down when turning.

• 有话直说，别拐弯抹角。

  yǒu huà zhí shuō, bié guǎi wān mò jiǎo.

  Say it straight; don't beat around the bush.

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