Chinese word dictionary

缠绕

chánrào · twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother

Practice word

Word information

Simplified缠绕

Traditional纏繞

Pinyinchánrào

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

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

绕rào

to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve

How to learn 缠绕

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

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

围绕wéirào

to revolve around; to center on (an issue)

环绕huánrào

to surround; to circle; to revolve around

纠缠jiūchán

to be in a tangle; to nag

绕行ràoxíng

to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit; (of a planet) to orbit; (of a sailor) to circumnavigate; to take a detour; to bypass

绕远儿ràoyuǎnr

to go the long way round; to take a circuitous route; (of a route) circuitous

缠手chán shǒu

troublesome; hard to deal with