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.
- 。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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