弯

wān · wan

Traditional 彎

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to bend
  2. bent
  3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
  4. CL:道 (dào)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)弯(wān)下(xià)腰(yāo),捧(pěng)起(qǐ)了(le)一(yì)把(bǎ)沙(shā)子(zi)。

Tom bent down and picked up a handful of sand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)弯(wān)膝(xī)也(yě)能(néng)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)掌(zhǎng)平(píng)放(fàng)在(zài)地(dì)上(shang)。

I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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