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说话拐弯
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Collocation
1
不喜欢说话拐弯的人
2
学会说话拐弯了
3
说话不会拐弯
4
说话不拐弯
5
说话经常要拐弯
6
说话会拐弯
Definition
说话拐弯
Literally means:
beat about the bush
Actually means:
speak indirectly
拐弯 refers to "indirect".
The phrase means expressing one's thoughts in an indirect way.
It often indicates that the speaker is very tactful in his words, trying to avoid offending or displeasing others.
拐弯，不直接。
说话拐弯，不直接说出心里的想法。
多指很会说话，不愿意得罪别人，或让人听了不高兴。
Example
Used as predicate, object or attributive, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语，中间可插入别的词语)
1
Tā
他
hěn
很
huì
会
kàn
看
lǐngdǎo
领导
de
的
liǎnsè
脸色
bànshì
办事
,
duì
对
tóngshì
同事
shuōhuà
说话
yě
也
jīngcháng
经常
yào
要
guǎiwān
拐弯
,
suǒyǐ
所以
shàngxià
上下
zuǒyòu
左右
de
的
guānxi
关系
dōu
都
yìngfu
应付
de
得
hěn
很
hǎo
好
。
He is very good at looking at the leader's face to do things, to colleagues often have to turn the corner, so the relationship between the top and bottom left and right are coping very well.
2
Tīng
听
le
了
xiǎoqiáng
小强
de
的
huà
话
,
māma
妈妈
pāipāi
拍拍
xiǎoqiáng
小强
de
的
tóu
头
,
xiào
笑
zhāo
着
shuōdào
说道
:
xiǎoqiáng
小强
,
nǐ
你
shénme
什么
shíhou
时候
xuéhuì
学会
shuōhuà
说话
guǎiwān
拐弯
le
了
?
After listening to Xiao Qiang's words, his mother patted Xiao Qiang's head and smiled and said, "Xiao Qiang, when did you learn to speak around the corner?"
3
Xiǎozhāng
小张
shì
是
shuōhuà
说话
bùhuì
不会
guǎiwān
拐弯
de
的
rén
人
,
yīncǐ
因此
dézuì
得罪
le
了
bùshǎo
不少
rén
人
。
Xiao Zhang is a man who can't turn a corner, so he offended a lot of people.