Chinese word dictionary

缠夹

chán jiā · to annoy; to bother; to harass

Practice word

Word information

Simplified缠夹

Traditional纏夾

Pinyinchán jiā

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

缠chán

to wrap, to entangle; to involve; to bother, to annoy

夹jiā

to support; to be wedged between

How to learn 缠夹

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

缠绕chánrào

twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother

夹杂jiāzá

to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with

夹子jiāzi

clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet

纠缠jiūchán

to be in a tangle; to nag

缠手chán shǒu

troublesome; hard to deal with

缠头chán tóu

embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group; to reward an actor with brocade headband