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弯
wān
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- pinyin
- wān
- simplified
- 弯
- traditional
- 彎
1 · verb
bend
使身体或物体不再笔直。
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She bent down to pick up the card that had fallen under the chair.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
她弯下腰，捡起掉在椅子下的卡片。
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