Meaning
kidnap; to turn
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “guai” becomes a different word in each tone. 拐 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 拐弯guǎi wānto go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
- 拐杖guǎi zhàngcrutches; crutch; walking stick
- 大拐dà guǎito turn left (Shanghainese)
- 小拐xiǎo guǎito turn right (Shanghainese)
- 拐点guǎi diǎnturning point; breaking point; inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign)
Example Sentence
到了路口，向右一拐就到了。Dào le lù kǒu, xiàng yòu yì guǎi jiù dào le.At the intersection, turn right and you will be there.
到了Dào leat last路口lù kǒucrossing，向xiàngtoward右yòu(bound form) right一yìone拐guǎito turn (a corner etc)就jiùthen到了dào leat last。