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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拐弯

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拐弯 guǎi wān - to go round a curve
- to turn a corner
- fig. a new direction

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 8 17,659 24,420 19,745

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
guǎi- to turn (a corner etc)
- to kidnap
- to swindle
- to misappropriate
- seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])
- variant of 枴|拐[guai3]
guǎi- cane
- walking stick
- crutch
- old man's staff
guǎi- variant of 枴|拐[guai3]
wān- to bend
- bent
- a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
- CL:道[dao4]

Other Words Containing 拐弯

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拐弯抹角 - - 15,382 45,156 26,625
拐弯 5 8 17,659 24,420 19,745