拐

guǎi · guai

Traditional 枴 / 柺

Meaning

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guǎi 枴

  1. cane
  2. walking stick
  3. crutch
  4. old man's staff

guǎi 拐

  1. to turn (a corner etc)
  2. to kidnap
  3. to swindle
  4. to misappropriate
  5. seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī))
  6. variant of 枴 / 拐 (guǎi)

guǎi 柺

  1. variant of 枴 / 拐 (guǎi)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

到(dào)了(le)红(hóng)绿(lǜ)灯(dēng)以(yǐ)后(hòu),往(wǎng)右(yòu)拐(guǎi)。

After you get to the traffic lights, turn right.

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02

老(lǎo)人(rén)拄(zhǔ)着(zhe)拐(guǎi),慢(màn)慢(màn)地(de)走(zǒu)过(guò)了(le)马(mǎ)路(lù)。

The old man leaned on his cane and slowly crossed the road.

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