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彎

wān

bend, curve

Strokes
22
Radical
弓
HSK
—
Tone
1

Simplified form: 弯

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 弯, the simplified form of 彎. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 果子把树枝压弯了。

    Guǒ zi bǎ shù zhī yā wān le

    The fruit weighed the branches down.

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  • 他背疼，不能弯腰。

    Tā bèi téng bù néng wān yāo

    He has back pain, he can't bend over.

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  • 你到这儿拐弯角上去坐地铁。

    Nǐ dào zhè r guǎi wān jiǎo shàng qù zuò dì tiě

    Turn here to get on the subway.

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  • 即使是弯树也能遮阴。

    Jí shǐ shì wān shù yě néng zhē yīn

    Even crooked tree gives shade.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 弯

  • 弯wān 1to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
  • 转弯zhuǎn wān 3–1 to turn; to go around a corner
  • 拐弯guǎi wān 3–1 to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
  • 弯曲wān qū 1–1 to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp
  • 急转弯jí zhuǎn wān 2–3–1to make a sudden turn
  • 走弯路zǒu wān lù 3–1–4to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method