"Bend," Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
本德 běn dé Bend,
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
鞠躬 jū gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down syn
折腰 zhé yāo to bend at the waist / to bow / (fig.) to bow to / to submit syn
蹲伏 dūn fú to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
tào to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ) syn
to throw oneself at / to pounce on / to devote one's energies / to flap / to flutter / to dab / to pat / to bend over syn
nest / pit or hollow on the human body / lair / den / place / to harbor or shelter / to hold in check / to bend / classifier for litters and broods syn
弯曲 彎曲 wān qū to bend / to curve around / curved / crooked / to wind / to warp syn
俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow
俯首 fǔ shǒu to bend one's head syn
转角 轉角 zhuǎn jiǎo bend in a street / corner / to turn a corner syn
侧耳 側耳 cè ěr to bend an ear (to) / to listen
鞠躬尽瘁 鞠躬盡瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost syn
伏案 fú àn to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
河套 hé tào river bend
拐弯处 拐彎處 guǎi wān chù corner / bend
哈腰 hā yāo to bend syn
卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom) / fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor syn
河曲 hé qū bend (of a river) / meander syn
贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom) / to take bribes and bend the law syn
随风倒 隨風倒 suí fēng dǎo to bend with the wind syn
chuí to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach syn
wān to bend / bent / a bend / a turn (in a road etc) / CL:道[dao4] syn
gōng a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc) syn
cuò obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen syn
to bend / to violate / to go against / ruthless and tyrannical
to bend / to yield / to exhaust / to stutter
juàn to bend iron
徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom) syn
jué bend / leap
鞠躬尽力 鞠躬盡力 jū gōng jìn lì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost / same as 鞠躬盡瘁|鞠躬尽瘁[ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4]
俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common / easily available syn
弯子 彎子 wān zi bend / turn / curve
猫腰 貓腰 máo yāo to bend over / to stoop down / Taiwan pr. [mao1yao1]
to bend / yield
ruì river-bend
wàn to bend the wrist
wēi cove / bay / a bend or nook in the hills / the curve of a bow
yǎn to hide, to secrete, to repress / to bend
yuè to bend
nāng a bend in a river (Cantonese)
俯首倾耳 俯首傾耳 fǔ shǒu qīng ěr to bend one's head and listen attentively (idiom)
屈体 屈體 qū tǐ to bend at the waist / (fig.) to bow to / (diving) pike position
弓腰 gōng yāo to bow / to bend at the waist
弓身 gōng shēn to bend the body at the waist / to bow
弯折 彎折 wān zhé to bend
拳曲 quán qū to curl up / to bend syn
拼命讨好 拼命討好 pīn mìng tǎo hǎo to throw oneself at sb or sth / to bend over backwards to help
探身子 tàn shēn zi to bend forward / to lean out
挠曲 撓曲 náo qū to bend / flexing / deflection
汀曲 tīng qū a bend in a stream
翘曲 翹曲 qiáo qū to warp / to bend / fig. distorted opinion / prejudice
翘棱 翹稜 qiáo leng to warp / to bend syn
鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已 鞠躬盡瘁,死而後已 jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom) / striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
弯角 彎角 wān jiǎo corner / bend / curve
wēi (dialect) to bend (a long and thin object)
毛腰 máo yāo (dialect) to bend over
曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom) / fig. to take preventive measures syn
崴子 wǎi zi bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)
掰弯 掰彎 bāi wān to bend / (slang) to turn a straight person gay
弯道超车 彎道超車 wān dào chāo chē to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc)
存水弯 存水彎 cún shuǐ wān trap (plumbing) / U-bend
打擦边球 打擦邊球 dǎ cā biān qiú to bend the rules / to skirt around the issue
ǎo (dialect) to twist / to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape) syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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