套 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) 窝 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 弯 曲 wān qū to bend / to curve around / curved / crooked / to wind / to warp 拐 弯 处 guǎi wān chù corner / bend 哈 腰 hā yāo to bend 河 曲 hé qū bend (of a river) / meander 弯 to bend / bent / a bend / a turn (in the road etc) / CL:道[dao4] 弓 a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc) 戾 to bend / to violate / to go against / ruthless and tyrannical 诎 to bend / to yield / to exhaust / to stutter 躩 bend / leap 弯 子 wān zi bend / turn / curve 掰 弯 bāi wān to bend / (slang) to turn a straight person gay 匽 to hide, to secrete, to repress / to bend 抈 to bend 弯 折 wān zhé to bend 拳 曲 quán qū to curl up / to bend 挠 曲 náo qū to bend / flexing / deflection 翘 曲 qiáo qū to warp / to bend / fig. distorted opinion / prejudice 翘 棱 qiáo leng to warp / to bend 弯 角 wān jiǎo corner / bend / curve 揻 (dialect) to bend (a long and thin object) 崴 子 wǎi zi bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names) 鞠 躬 jū gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down 俯 身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow 俯 首 fǔ shǒu to bend one's head 转 角 zhuǎn jiǎo bend in a street / corner / to turn a corner 侧 耳 cè ěr to bend an ear (to) / to listen 鞠 躬 尽 瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost 折 腰 zhé yāo to bend at the waist / to bow / (fig.) to bow to / to submit 伏 案 fú àn to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc) 河 套 hé tào river bend 卑 躬 屈 膝 bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom) / fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor 贪 赃 枉 法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom) / to take bribes and bend the law 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) 随 风 倒 suí fēng dǎo to bend with the wind 扑 to throw oneself at / to pounce on / to devote one's energies / to flap / to flutter / to dab / to pat / to bend over 垂 to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach 挫 obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen 拗 to bend in two so as to break / to defy / to disobey / also pr. [ao3] 锩 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) 鞠 躬 尽 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 本 德 běn dé Bend, 猫 腰 máo yāo to bend over 詘 to bend / yield 捥 to bend the wrist 渨 cove / bay / a bend or nook in the hills / the curve of a bow 乪 a bend in a river (Cantonese) 俯 首 倾 耳 fǔ shǒu qīng ěr to bend one's head and listen attentively (idiom) 屈 体 qū tǐ to bend at the waist / (fig.) to bow to / pike position (diving) 弓 腰 gōng yāo to bow / to bend at the waist 弓 身 gōng shēn to bend the body at the waist / to bow 拼 命 讨 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 汀 曲 tīng qū a bend in a stream 鞠 躬 尽 瘁 ， 死 而 后 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 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 弯 道 超 车 wān dào chāo chē to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc) 打 擦 边 球 dǎ cā biān qiú to bend the rules / to skirt around the issue
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