Hanzi
Traditional
彎
Simplified
弯

to bend/bent/a bend; a turn (in a road etc)/CL:道[dao4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

wān

Bopomofo

ㄨㄢ

Jyutping

waan1

Example sentences

彎 / 弯 wān
把這根鐵絲彎成一個圓圈。
把这根铁丝弯成一个圆圈。

Bend this iron wire into a circle.

腰 yāo
奶奶彎下腰撿起那枚硬幣。
奶奶弯下腰捡起那枚硬币。

Grandma bent down to pick up that coin.

彎曲 / 弯曲 wānqū
這條山路十分彎曲。
这条山路十分弯曲。

This mountain road is very winding.

轉彎 / 转弯 zhuǎnwān
在下一個路口往左轉彎。
在下一个路口往左转弯。

Turn left at the next intersection.

勒 lè
騎手在轉彎前勒住馬，避免撞到欄杆。
骑手在转弯前勒住马，避免撞到栏杆。

The rider reined in the horse before the turn to avoid hitting the railing.

拐彎 / 拐弯 guǎiwān
汽車在十字路口拐彎了。
汽车在十字路口拐弯了。

The car turned at the intersection.

走彎路 / 走弯路 zǒuwānlù
經驗不足的人在創業初期很容易走彎路。
经验不足的人在创业初期很容易走弯路。

Inexperienced people are likely to take detours in the early stages of starting a business.

Example Vocabulary

彎

wan1

to bend; to curve; a turn

彎曲

wan1'qu1

curved; winding; bending

轉彎

zhuan3'wan1

to turn a corner; to change direction

彎腰

拐彎

guai3'wan1

to turn a corner; to turn

臂彎

bi4'wan1

走彎路

zou3'wan1'lu4

to take a detour; to take a roundabout route

彎子

wan1'zi

彎彎曲曲

wan1'wan1'qu1'qu1

彎折

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