缠绕 (纏繞)
chán rào
Pinyin

Definition

缠绕 (纏繞)
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chán rào
  1. twisting
  2. to twine
  3. to wind
  4. to pester
  5. to bother

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wéi rào
  1. 1 to revolve around
  2. 2 to center on (an issue)
huán rào
  1. 1 to surround
  2. 2 to circle
  3. 3 to revolve around
jiū chán
  1. 1 to be in a tangle
  2. 2 to nag
rào
  1. 1 to wind
  2. 2 to coil (thread)
  3. 3 to rotate around
  4. 4 to spiral
  5. 5 to move around
  6. 6 to go round (an obstacle)
  7. 7 to by-pass
  8. 8 to make a detour
  9. 9 to confuse
  10. 10 to perplex
chán
  1. 1 to wind around
  2. 2 to wrap round
  3. 3 to coil
  4. 4 tangle
  5. 5 to involve
  6. 6 to bother
  7. 7 to annoy

Idioms (9)

绕来绕去
rào lái rào qù
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
绕梁三日
rào liáng sān rì
  1. 1 reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
  1. 1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
缠夹不清
chán jiā bù qīng
  1. 1 to muddle things together (idiom)
  2. 2 to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk
缠绵悱恻
chán mián fěi cè
  1. 1 (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)
  2. 2 (of music, literature etc) poignant
  3. 3 very sentimental