弯弓 (wān gōng) — to bend/draw a bow; to arch (like a bow)

Definition

Literary / set-phrase verb meaning 'to bend or draw a bow' — also used figuratively to describe something arching like a bow (e.g. a hunched back). Far more formal than the plain verb 弯 on its own.

verb

to bend/draw a bowto arch (like a bow)

Examples

弯弓，。
Tā yòng lì wān gōng, jiàn shè dé hěn yuǎn.
He drew the bow with force, and the arrow flew very far.
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Liè rén zài sēn lín lǐ wān le yí cì gōng.
The hunter bent the bow once in the forest.
弯弓。
Tā de bèi wān dé xiàng yì zhāng wān gōng.
Her back arched like a bow.

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