Chinese word dictionary

绞索

jiǎo suǒ · a noose for hanging criminals

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Word information

Simplified绞索

Traditional絞索

Pinyinjiǎo suǒ

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

绞jiǎo

intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal

索suǒ

cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire

How to learn 绞索

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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搜索sōusuǒ

to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)

探索tànsuǒ

to explore; to probe

线索xiànsuǒ

trail; clues; thread (of a story)

不假思索bùjiǎ-sīsuǒ

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

导火索dǎohuǒsuǒ

fuse (for explosive)

绞jiǎo

to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn