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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 绕弯

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
绕弯 rào wān - to go for a walk around
- fig. to speak in a roundabout way

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - - 81,012

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
rào- to wind
- to coil (thread)
- to rotate around
- to spiral
- to move around
- to go round (an obstacle)
- to by-pass
- to make a detour
- to confuse
- to perplex
rào- variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around
- to spiral
- to move around
- to go round (an obstacle)
- to by-pass
- to make a detour
wān- to bend
- bent
- a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
- CL:道[dao4]

Other Words Containing 绕弯

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
绕弯子 - - 29,315 89,265 55,885
绕弯儿 - - 74,176 - -