Word information
Simplified拐角
Traditional拐角
Pinyinguǎi jiǎo
Part of speechDictionary
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Character breakdown
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How to learn 拐角
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角jiǎo
angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]
角度jiǎodùangle; point of view
角色juésèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
拐guǎicane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff; to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]); variant of 枴|拐[guai3]; variant of 枴|拐[guai3]
拐弯guǎiwānto go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
角落jiǎoluòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook