弯弯 (wān wān) — (colloquial, reduplicated) curved; bent; winding
Definition
The reduplicated, colloquial form of 弯 — 'curved, winding' — used as an adjective to describe gentle bends (a path, a smile, the moon). Written 弯曲 is more formal.
bound form
(colloquial, reduplicated) curvedbentwinding
Examples
- 弯弯。Mén qián yǒu yì tiáo wān wān de xiǎo lù.There is a winding path in front of the door.
- 弯弯。Tā de zuǐ jiǎo wān wān dì xiào qǐ lái.The corners of her mouth curved up in a smile.
- 弯弯。Yuè liang wān wān dì guà zài tiān shàng.The moon hangs curved in the sky.
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