拐弯 guǎiwān to go round a curve
to go round a curve; to turn a corner; figuratively a new direction
How to remember 拐弯: 拐 to kidnap + 弯 bend = to go round a curve.
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How it is used
- To turn a corner / round a bend: 前面拐弯 (qiánmiàn guǎiwān) turn up ahead; 拐弯抹角 (guǎiwān-mǒjiǎo) to beat around the bush.
- Literal turning, plus the idiom 拐弯抹角 for indirect, roundabout talk.
- Colloquial; verb-object (拐个弯). Directions and figurative speech.