Miaozi

拐

guǎiㄍㄨㄞˇ
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HSK 6TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to turn (a corner etc)

  2. 2

    to kidnap

  3. 3

    to swindle

  4. 4

    to misappropriate

  5. 5

    seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])

  6. 6

    variant of 枴|拐[guai3]

Examples

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我往右拐了。

I turned right.

我們拐錯彎了。

We took a wrong turn.

不要拐彎抹角。

Don't beat around the bush.

到了红绿灯以后，往右拐。

到了紅綠燈以後，往右拐。

After you get to the traffic lights, turn right.

不要拐彎抹角。

Don't beat about the bush.

Characters

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other

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