evil path; crooked way; bad idea
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
improper or crooked path; evil way
Often used metaphorically to describe illegal or immoral methods of doing things. Can take the erhua suffix '-r' (歪道儿).
Nián年
jì纪
qīng轻
qīng轻
de的
，
kě可
bù不
néng能
zǒu走
wāi歪
dào道
。
You are still young, so you mustn't take the crooked path.
Tā他
wù误
rù入
wāi歪
dào道
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
jǐng警
chá察
dài逮
bǔ捕
le了
。
He strayed onto the wrong path and was eventually arrested by the police.
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Zuò做
shēng生
yì意
yào要
zǒu走
zhèng正
dào道
，
bù不
néng能
zǒu走
wāi歪
dào道
r儿
。
In business, one must take the straight path, not the crooked one.
noun
bad idea; evil scheme; crooked trick
informalRefers to dishonest or cunning plans. The reduplicated form '歪道道儿' (wāi dào dào r) is also common.
Zhè这
jiā家
huo伙
xiǎng想
de的
jìn尽
shì是
wāi歪
dào道
。
This guy is always coming up with bad ideas.
Nǐ你
bié别
jìng净
chū出
wāi歪
dào道
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhèng正
dà大
guāng光
míng明
de地
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
Don't keep suggesting crooked tricks; we need to solve this problem honestly and openly.
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Tā他
nǎo脑
zi子
lǐ里
quán全
shì是
wāi歪
dào道
dào道
r儿
，
méi没
yī一
gè个
zhèng正
jīng经
bàn办
fǎ法
。
His head is full of crooked ideas, not a single proper solution.