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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 拐弯抹角
[guǎiwānmòjiǎo]
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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
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说话不要拐弯抹角。
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Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
→ 拐弯抹角
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他拐弯抹角地提到这件事。
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He referred to it obliquely.
→ 拐弯抹角
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我怎么觉得你在拐弯抹角地骂我。
→ 拐弯抹角
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他这人说话总是拐弯抹角。
→ 拐弯抹角
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他的性格粗憨, 不会拐弯抹角。
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He is rough and straight-forward, and never beats about the bush.
→ 粗憨
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别拐弯抹角的了, 说亮话吧。
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Don't talk in a roundabout way. Be frank and straight forward.
→ 亮话
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他是个爽捷的人, 你有事就跟他直说, 不用拐弯抹角。
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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
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他生性坦直, 说话办事从来不会拐弯抹角。
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He is a very candid man and never talks in a roundabout way.
→ 坦直
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他说话简捷,从不拐弯抹角。
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He always gets straight to the point and doesn't beat about the bush.
→ 简捷
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拐弯抹角。
→ 抹
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Word Decomposition
拐
[guǎi]
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弯
[wān]
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抹
[mò]
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角
[jiǎo]
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