Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 遛弯
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc); CL:道[dao4]
拐弯guǎiwānto go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
弯曲wānqūto bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp
遛liùto stroll; to walk (an animal)
走弯路zǒuwānlùto take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method