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缠绕 (chán rào): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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缠绕 (chán rào): Twine (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

缠绕 consists of 2 characters.

to wind around, to entangle

wind; coil; move round

How to Use 缠绕 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 缠绕 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith在树上

chán缠

rào绕

zài在

shù树

shàng上

neutral

entwined around a tree

Adverb + Verbwith紧紧

jǐn紧

jǐn紧

chán缠

rào绕

Subject + Verb

téng藤

wàn蔓

chán缠

rào绕

neutral

vines entwine

Example Sentences with 缠绕

shéng绳

zi子

chán缠

rào绕

zài在

shù树

shàng上

neutral

tightly entwined

sī思

xù绪

chán缠

rào绕

formalWritten

entangled thoughts

。

The rope is tangled around the tree.

nà那

xiē些

fù复

zá杂

de的

sī思

xù绪

shǐ始

zhōng终

chán缠

rào绕

zhe着

tā他

，

shǐ使

tā他

nán难

yǐ以

rù入

mián眠

。

Those complex thoughts have been twining around him, making it difficult for him to fall asleep.

tán谈

pàn判

zhuō桌

shàng上

，

gè各

zhǒng种

lì利

yì益

guān关

xì系

jǐn紧

mì密

dì地

chán缠

rào绕

zài在

yì一

qǐ起

。

At the negotiation table, various interests are tightly intertwined.

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téng藤

wàn蔓

chán缠

rào绕

zhe着

lí篱

bā笆

shēng生

zhǎng长

。

The vines grow by twining around the fence.

wèi为

shén什

me么

zhè这

xiē些

fán烦

nǎo恼

zǒng总

shì是

chán

tā他

de的

jiě解

shì释

qīng清

xī晰

míng明

le了

，

méi

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

yì一

zhí直

chán缠

rào绕

zài在

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shì试

tú图

bǎi摆

tuō脱

，

dàn但

guò

缠

rào绕

zhe着

nǐ你

，

huī挥

zhī之

bú不

qù去

ne呢

？

Why do these troubles always twine around you and refuse to go away?

没

yǒu有

rèn任

hé何

hán含

hu糊

zhī之

chù处

chán缠

rào绕

qí其

zhōng中

。

His explanation was clear and unambiguous, with no vagueness twining within it.

wǒ我

xīn心

tóu头

，

ràng让

wǒ我

wú无

fǎ法

ān安

xīn心

。

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

过

qù去

de的

yīn阴

yǐng影

yǔ与

kuì愧

jiù疚

gǎn感

réng仍

chán缠

rào绕

zhe着

tā他

。

Although he tried to break free, the shadows of the past and feelings of guilt still swathe him.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 缠绕.

Words with 缠

纠缠jiū chán

Words with 绕

围绕wéi rào
环绕huán rào
绕行rào xíng
缭绕liáo rào
绕远儿rào yuǎn er