绕弯子

繞彎子
ràowānzi
phrase #29,315

Meanings

  1. 1 to beat around the bush
  2. 2 to speak in a roundabout way
  3. 3 to go on a long detour

Examples

Nǐ yǒu shénme shì zhí shuō, bié ràowānzi.
Just say what you mean — stop beating around the bush.
Tā shuōhuà zǒng xǐhuān ràowānzi, ràng rén mō bù qīngchǔ tā de yìsi.
He always likes to talk in a roundabout way, making it hard to understand what he means.

Tips

memory
= to wind/circle around, = a curve/bend. Imagine taking a winding detour instead of a straight road — that's what someone is doing when they 绕弯子 in conversation.

Stroke Order

rào
wān