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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

拐弯抹角 [guǎiwānmòjiǎo]
  1. 1. [道路不畅] twist and turn
  2. 2. [不直接] beat about the bush

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拐弯抹角 [guǎiwānmòjiǎo]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] talk in a roundabout way; beat about the bush
    说话不要拐弯抹角
    Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
    拐弯抹角地提到这件事。
    He referred to it obliquely.
    我怎么觉得你在拐弯抹角地骂我。
    他这人说话总是拐弯抹角

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拐弯抹角 [guǎiwānmòjiǎo]
  1. 1. 沿着弯弯曲曲的路走;比喻说话、写文章绕弯子,不直截了当。

Examples

说话不要拐弯抹角
Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush. 拐弯抹角
拐弯抹角地提到这件事。
He referred to it obliquely. 拐弯抹角
我怎么觉得你在拐弯抹角地骂我。 拐弯抹角
他这人说话总是拐弯抹角 拐弯抹角
他的性格粗憨, 不会拐弯抹角
He is rough and straight-forward, and never beats about the bush. 粗憨
拐弯抹角的了, 说亮话吧。
Don't talk in a roundabout way. Be frank and straight forward. 亮话
他是个爽捷的人, 你有事就跟他直说, 不用拐弯抹角
He is a straightforward person, so you don't need to talk in a roundabout way, and just tell him directly what you want. 爽捷
他生性坦直, 说话办事从来不会拐弯抹角
He is a very candid man and never talks in a roundabout way. 坦直
他说话简捷,从不拐弯抹角
He always gets straight to the point and doesn't beat about the bush. 简捷
拐弯抹角

Word Decomposition


[guǎi]
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[wān]
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[mò]
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[jiǎo]

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