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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 拐弯
[guǎiwān]
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1.
动
(行路时)转变方向
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照直走，别拐弯
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2.
动
比喻思路发生转折或说话委婉
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他性子直，说话不会拐弯
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3.
名
拐角。
Examples
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往前走向左一拐弯就到了。
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Go straight ahead, turn left and you'll be there.
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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.
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他拐弯抹角地提到这件事。
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He referred to it obliquely.
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曲里拐弯的胡同
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a winding lane
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张有田直朴诚实，说话不会拐弯。
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Zhang Youtian is forthright, and never beats about the bush.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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