Chinese word dictionary

旋涡

xuánwō · spiral; whirlpool; eddy; vortex

Word information

Simplified旋涡
Traditional旋渦
Pinyinxuánwō
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 旋涡

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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