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Character · VerbTraditional崴

bend; curve

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Meanings

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1.

verb

to bend (long, slender objects); to curve

literary

Literary or dialectal usage describing the action of bending flexible, elongated items such as wire or branches into a curved shape or circle.

Bǎ把
tiě铁
sī丝
wēi崴
ge个
quān圈
r儿
 。

Bend the wire into a circle.

Tā他
suí随
shǒu手
jiǎn捡
qǐ起
yī一
gēn根
liǔ柳
tiáo条
 ,
qīng轻
qīng轻
wēi崴
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
yuán圆
huán环
 。

He casually picked up a willow twig and gently bent it into a ring.

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Zhè这
gēn根
tóng铜
sī丝
tài太
yìng硬
 ,
wēi崴
bù不
duàn断
yě也
wēi崴
bù不
wān弯
 。

This copper wire is too stiff to break or bend.