Chinese Word: 拐弯抹角 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

拐 guǎi 弯 wān 抹 mò 角 jiǎo (Trad.: 拐彎抹角)

lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush

1		shuō huà 说话 bú yào 不要 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角。 Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
2		tā 他 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角 de 地 tí dào 提到 zhè 这 jiàn 件 shì 事。 He referred to it obliquely.
3		tā 他 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角 de 地 shuō 说 tā 她 quē fá 缺乏 jīng yàn 经验。 He made oblique references to her lack of experience.
4		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角 de 地 qiú 求 wǒ 我 bàn shì 办事。 He always asks me favors in a roundabout way.
5		bié 别 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角 le 了， gào su 告诉 wǒ men 我们 zhēn xiàng 真相 ba 吧。 Don't beat around the bush, tell us the truth.

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1		shuō huà 说话 bú yào 不要 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角。 Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
2		tā 他 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角 de 地 tí dào 提到 zhè 这 jiàn 件 shì 事。 He referred to it obliquely.
3		tā 他 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角 de 地 shuō 说 tā 她 quē fá 缺乏 jīng yàn 经验。 He made oblique references to her lack of experience.
4		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角 de 地 qiú 求 wǒ 我 bàn shì 办事。 He always asks me favors in a roundabout way.
5		bié 别 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角 le 了， gào su 告诉 wǒ men 我们 zhēn xiàng 真相 ba 吧。 Don't beat around the bush, tell us the truth.