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弯 wān

bend, curve, turn

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
弓
Traditional
彎
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亦弓 ⿱亦弓

Memory hint: Like 亦 a bow 弓

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  1. 这条路弯弯曲曲的，很难开车。
    Zhè tiáo lù wānwānqūqū de, hěn nán kāichē.
    This road is very winding, making it hard to drive.
    this (measure) road winding-winding (particle) very hard drive
  2. 前面是不是要拐弯了？
    Qiánmiàn shì bu shì yào guǎi wān le?
    Do we need to turn up ahead?
    ahead is not is about-to turn corner (particle) (question)
  3. 请弯下腰捡起地上的书。
    Qǐng wān xià yāo jiǎn qǐ dìshang de shū.
    Please bend down and pick up the book on the ground.
    please bend down waist pick up ground-on (particle) book
  4. 这条路并不弯，很直。
    Zhè tiáo lù bìng bù wān, hěn zhí.
    This road isn't winding at all; it's very straight.
    this (measure) road at-all not curved very straight
  5. 山路上有很多急弯，开车要小心。
    Shānlù shàng yǒu hěn duō jí wān, kāichē yào xiǎoxīn.
    There are many sharp bends on the mountain road, so drive carefully.
    mountain-road on have very many sharp bend drive should be-careful

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