拐弯

拐彎

guǎiwān

verb HSK 7-9 #17,659

Meanings

Both characters relate to turning/bending - a natural compound for 'turn a corner.'

HSK 3

前面路口拐弯就到了。

Qiánmiàn lùkǒu guǎiwān jiù dào le.

Turn at the intersection ahead and you'll be there.

HSK 6

这条路拐了好几个弯。

Zhè tiáo lù guǎi le hǎojǐ ge wān.

This road has several bends.

usage

拐弯抹角 is a common idiom meaning 'to beat around the bush' - literally 'turning corners and wiping edges.' 说话别拐弯抹角 = 'stop beating around the bush.'

拐 guǎi

弯 wān