Word

HSK	Not in HSK
FREQUENCY	15409th word

拐弯抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo

DEFINITIONS

lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
to equivocate
to beat about the bush

CHARACTERS

拐 guǎi HSK 5	kidnap, abduct; turn
弯 wān HSK 5	bend, curve
抹 mò HSK 6	smear, apply, wipe off, erase
角 jiǎo HSK 3	horn; angle, corner; point