绕弯 (繞彎)
rào wān
Pinyin

Definition

绕弯 (繞彎)
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rào wān
  1. to go for a walk around
  2. fig. to speak in a roundabout way

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wéi rào
  1. 1 to revolve around
  2. 2 to center on (an issue)
wān
  1. 1 to bend
  2. 2 bent
  3. 3 a bend
  4. 4 a turn (in the road etc)
  5. 5 classifier: 道 dào
wān qū
  1. 1 to bend
  2. 2 to curve around
  3. 3 curved
  4. 4 crooked
  5. 5 to wind
  6. 6 to warp
huán rào
  1. 1 to surround
  2. 2 to circle
  3. 3 to revolve around
rào
  1. 1 to wind
  2. 2 to coil (thread)
  3. 3 to rotate around
  4. 4 to spiral
  5. 5 to move around
  6. 6 to go round (an obstacle)
  7. 7 to by-pass
  8. 8 to make a detour
  9. 9 to confuse
  10. 10 to perplex

Idioms (7)

拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
  3. 3 to equivocate
  4. 4 to beat about the bush
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
  1. 1 winding and turning (idiom)
绕来绕去
rào lái rào qù
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
绕梁三日
rào liáng sān rì
  1. 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. 1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)