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拐

guǎi · guai

Traditional 枴 / 柺

HSK 6

Meaning

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guǎi 枴

  1. cane
  2. walking stick
  3. crutch
  4. old man's staff

guǎi 拐

  1. to turn (a corner etc)
  2. to kidnap
  3. to swindle
  4. to misappropriate
  5. seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī))
  6. variant of 枴 / 拐 (guǎi)

guǎi 柺

  1. variant of 枴 / 拐 (guǎi)
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Turn left or right

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我们(wǒmen)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)还是(háishi)往(wǎng)右(yòu)？

    Dengdeng, should we go left or right?

  2. Dengdeng

    一直(yīzhí)走(zǒu)，到(dào)路口(lùkǒu)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)拐(guǎi)。

    Go straight, then turn left at the corner.

  3. Liangliang

    往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)拐(guǎi)，明白(míngbai)了(le)。

    Turn left, got it.

  4. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，我(wǒ)说错(shuōcuò)了(le)！应该(yīnggāi)往(wǎng)右(yòu)拐(guǎi)！

    Wait, I got it wrong! You should turn right!

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)拐(guǎi)了(le)！

    I already turned left!

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，往(wǎng)右(yòu)拐(guǎi)三次(sāncì)，就(jiù)是(shì)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)拐(guǎi)了(le)！

    No problem. Turn right three times, and that's a left turn!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

到(dào)了(le)红(hóng)绿(lǜ)灯(dēng)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，往(wǎng)右(yòu)拐(guǎi)。

After you get to the traffic lights, turn right.

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02

老(lǎo)人(rén)拄(zhǔ)着(zhe)拐(guǎi)，慢(màn)慢(màn)地(de)走(zǒu)过(guò)了(le)马(mǎ)路(lù)。

The old man leaned on his cane and slowly crossed the road.

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