Word

弯曲 (wān qū) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 弯曲

形 xíng adjective

curved

这条路很弯曲。

zhè tiáo lù hěn wān qū

This road is very curved.

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Word breakdown

弯 wān — bend, curve

1 拐弯 guǎi wān — to turn (a corner) HSK 6
- 拐 to turn
- 弯 corner, bend
Example

往前走，然后右拐弯。

wǎng qián zǒu rán hòu yòu guǎi wān

Go straight ahead, then turn right.
2 走弯路 zǒu wān lù — to take a roundabout approach; to make detours HSK 7
- 走 to go, to take (a path)
- 弯 curved, roundabout, indirect
- 路 road, path, way, approach
Example

在学习中，我们应该少走弯路，多向有经验的人请教。

zài xué xí zhōng wǒ men yīng gāi shǎo zǒu wān lù duō xiàng yǒu jīng yàn de rén qǐng jiào

In learning, we should take fewer detours and ask experienced people for advice more.

曲 qū — bent, crooked

1 扭曲 niǔ qū — to distort HSK 7
- 扭 to twist, to turn forcefully
- 曲 to bend, to curve, to be crooked
Example

他扭曲了事实真相。

tā niǔ qū le shì shí zhēn xiàng

He distorted the truth.
2 曲折 qū zhé — winding; tortuous; complicated; full of twists and turns HSK 7
- 曲 curved; bent; winding
- 折 bent; turned; twisted
Example

他的人生经历很曲折。

tā de rén shēng jīng lì hěn qū zhé

His life experiences are full of twists and turns.
3 曲线 qū xiàn — curve HSK 7
- 曲 curved, bent
- 线 line
Example

这个图表上的曲线表示温度变化。

zhè ge tú biǎo shàng de qū xiàn biǎo shì wēn dù biàn huà

The curve on this chart represents temperature changes.
4 歪曲 wāi qū — to distort HSK 7
- 歪 crooked, askew; contributes the sense of deviation from the correct or straight form
- 曲 bent, curved; reinforces the twisting or bending action
Example

他故意歪曲事实。

tā gù yì wāi qū shì shí

He deliberately distorted the facts.

Structure & writing

1 弯 wān — not straight; curved

弯 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

湾 wān a bend or curve in a river

consists of

1.1 亦 yì — (lit.) also; likewise

亦 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 3

变 biàn to change; to differ from before

HSK 5

弯 wān not straight; curved 恋 liàn to be in love, to adore 迹 jì trace; mark left behind

HSK 7

孪 luán twin; born as a pair from one birth 弈 yì ancient term for the game of Go (围棋) 蛮 mán rude and unreasonable

1.2 弓 gōng — bow (weapon for shooting arrows or projectiles)

弓 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 3

张 zhāng to open or spread out something closed or contracted

HSK 4

引 yǐn to pull; to tug 弹 tán use the elasticity of one object to propel another 强 qiáng strong, powerful (opposite of 'weak')

HSK 5

弯 wān not straight; curved 弱 ruò weak in strength or power (opposite of 强)

HSK 6

弥 mí full; all over 粥 zhōu porridge; congee (semi-liquid food made by boiling grains)

HSK 7

夷 yí flat; peaceful 弘 hóng a surname 弛 chí (lit.) to relax; to loosen 弦 xián bowstring (elastic cord strung between the two ends of a bow, usually made of sinew) 疆 jiāng border, boundary

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躬 gōng personally; in person

Stroke order

2 曲 qū — bent; curved (opposite of 直)

Xpinyin

曲 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 3

典 diǎn norm; rule; standard

曲 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order