Definition
弯弓 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to bend or draw a bow' — the action of pulling a bowstring to shoot an arrow. It can also be used figuratively to describe something that arches like a bow (e.g., a curved back). The verb 弯 and the noun 弓 can split when adding measure words or complements, e.g., 弯了一次弓 ('bent the bow once').
v.o.
to bend/draw a bowto arch (like a bow)
Examples
- 弯弓，。Tā yònglì wān gōng, jiàn shè de hěn yuǎn.He drew the bow with force, and the arrow flew very far.
- 。Lièrén zài sēnlín lǐ wān le yí cì gōng.The hunter bent the bow once in the forest.
- 弯弓。Tā de bèi wān de xiàng yì zhāng wān gōng.Her back arched like a bow.
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