to wind around, to entangle

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
men
de
ài
qíng
shì
chán
mián
fěi

Their love story is deeply moving.

2
bié
jiū
chán
guò
de
shì
qíng
le

Don't dwell on past matters.

3
téng
wàn
chán
rào
zài
shù
zhī
shàng
shēng
zhǎng

Vines twine around branches to grow.

4
shéng
zi
chán
rào
zài
shù
shàng

The rope is tangled around the tree.

5
téng
wàn
chán
rào
zhe
shēng
zhǎng

The vines grow by twining around the fence.

6
zhè
ge
wèn
zhí
chán
rào
zài
xīn
tóu
ràng
ān
xīn

This problem has been lingering in my mind, making me unable to feel at ease.

7
bié
jiū
chán

Don't bother me.

8
zhè
ge
wèn
jiū
chán
le
hěn
jiǔ

This problem has been bothering him for a long time.

9
men
yīn
wèi
xiē
xiǎo
shì
jiū
chán
qīng

They are entangled in some trivial matters.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2723
Zhuyinㄔㄢˊ
Components
UnicodeU+7F20
CangjieVFYWF
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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