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绕弯儿
rào wān r5
Pinyin
Definition
绕弯儿
-
rào wān r5
to go for a walk around
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
Character Decomposition
绕
纟
一
儿
弯
亠
丨
亅
八
弓
儿
儿
Related Words
(20)
一会儿
yī huì r5
1
a moment
2
a while
3
in a moment
4
now...now...
5
also pr. [yī huǐ r5]
事儿
shì r5
1
one's employment
2
business
3
matter that needs to be settled
4
(northern dialect) (of a person) demanding
5
trying
6
troublesome
7
erhua variant of 事[shì]
8
CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
人儿
rén r5
1
figurine
今儿
jīn r5
1
(coll.) today
儿
ér
1
child
2
son
儿女
ér nu:3
1
children
2
sons and daughters
儿媳妇
ér xí fu
1
daughter-in-law
儿子
ér zi
1
son
儿时
ér shí
1
childhood
儿童
ér tóng
1
child
2
CL:個|个[gè]
劲儿
jìn r5
1
erhua variant of 勁|劲[jìn]
味儿
wèi r5
1
taste
哪儿
nǎ r5
1
where?
2
wherever
3
anywhere
围绕
wéi rào
1
to revolve around
2
to center on (an issue)
女儿
nu:3 ér
1
daughter
婴儿
yīng ér
1
infant
2
baby
3
CL:個|个[gè]
4
lead (Pb)
孤儿
gū ér
1
orphan
宝贝儿
bǎo bèi r5
1
erhua variant of 寶貝|宝贝[bǎo bèi]
幼儿园
yòu ér yuán
1
kindergarten
2
nursery school
弯
wān
1
to bend
2
bent
3
a bend
4
a turn (in the road etc)
5
CL:道[dào]
Idioms
(14)
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
1
younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
1
lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
2
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
1
lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
2
fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
1
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
2
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
3
to equivocate
4
to beat about the bush
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
1
winding and turning (idiom)
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
1
real men do not easily cry (idiom)
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
1
(dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
2
not to treat everyone equally favorably
绕来绕去
rào lái rào qù
1
meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
绕梁三日
rào liáng sān rì
1
reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
1
to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì
1
to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
2
to view as trifling
余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng
1
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
余响绕梁
yú xiǎng rào liáng
1
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
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