<p><code>拐弯抹角</code> is a good choice, even verified by google trandlate and other websites:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/dictionary.php?searchMode=E&amp;word=beat+around+the+bush" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yellow Bridge Dictionary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://context.reverso.net/translation/english-chinese/beat+around+the+bush" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Reverso</a></li>
</ul>

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2022-07-01T01:47:22.553Z
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DialFrost
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<p><code>beat around the bush</code> could also mean 徒勞無功。</p>
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<p>Referring to <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1avg8v2ra_Mx-UsRijLAu3GBPi5oaQ-4S/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1avg8v2ra_Mx-UsRijLAu3GBPi5oaQ-4S/view?usp=sharing</a></p>
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<p>As an example, 別帶系統“兜圈子” or <code>inhibitors for COVID-19 — A miracle waiting to happen or just another beat around the bush</code></p>
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<p><code>beat around the bush</code> could have the indication of 徒勞無功 .</p>

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2022-07-01T02:19:28.650Z
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see_you cu
<p>東扯西拉/閃閃爍爍, 拐弯抹角, 繞(兜)圈子 - discuss a matter without coming to the point directly, or giving a straight answer.</p>

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r13
<p>Most people know the famous english idiom:</p>
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<p>beat around the bush</p>
</blockquote>
<p>How should I write this in Chinese?</p>
<p>Cambridge dictionary gives:</p>
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<p>Don't beat around the bush - get to the point! 别兜圈子了——有话直说！</p>
</blockquote>
<p>But I feel it doesn't fit.</p>

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Chinese version of "beat around the bush"
# Chinese version of "beat around the bush"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-01)

Most people know the famous english idiom:

> beat around the bush

How should I write this in Chinese?

Cambridge dictionary gives:

> Don't beat around the bush - get to the point! 别兜圈子了——有话直说！

But I feel it doesn't fit.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2022-07-01. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

`拐弯抹角` is a good choice, even verified by google trandlate and other websites:

* [Yellow Bridge Dictionary](https://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/dictionary.php?searchMode=E&word=beat+around+the+bush)
* [Reverso](https://context.reverso.net/translation/english-chinese/beat+around+the+bush)


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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-07-01. Score: 0

> `beat around the bush` could also mean 徒勞無功。

Referring to <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1avg8v2ra_Mx-UsRijLAu3GBPi5oaQ-4S/view?usp=sharing>

> As an example, 別帶系統“兜圈子” or `inhibitors for COVID-19 — A miracle waiting to happen or just another beat around the bush`

`beat around the bush` could have the indication of 徒勞無功 .


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-07-01. Score: 0

東扯西拉/閃閃爍爍, 拐弯抹角, 繞(兜)圈子 - discuss a matter without coming to the point directly, or giving a straight answer.


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