弯曲 wānqū to bend
to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp
How to remember 弯曲: 弯 bend + 曲 bend = to bend.
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How it is used
- Bent / curved / winding: 弯曲的小路 (wānqū de xiǎolù) a winding path, 把铁丝弯曲 (to bend the wire).
- Describes non-straight shape (roads, wires, rivers) or the act of bending.
- Contrast 笔直 (bǐzhí, dead straight).