Definition
弯弯曲曲 is an AABB reduplicated form that vividly describes something winding or meandering, like a path, river, or line. It is often used as a predicate with 的 (这条路弯弯曲曲的) or as a modifier with 的 before a noun (弯弯曲曲的小路). As an adverb, it can take 地 to describe how something moves (弯弯曲曲地流向远方).
r.f.
windingmeanderingzigzagging
Examples
- 弯弯曲曲。Yì tiáo wān wān qū qū de xiǎolù tōng xiàng shāndǐng.A winding path leads to the mountaintop.
- 弯弯曲曲。Zhè tiáo hé wān wān qū qū dì liú guò cūnzhuāng.This river meanders through the village.
- 弯弯曲曲。Tā de huà shàng yǒu xǔduō wān wān qū qū de xiàntiáo.His painting has many zigzagging lines.
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