纠
缠

To be in a tangle in Chinese: 纠缠 (jiū chán)

jiū chán

to be in a tangle

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 糾纏1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be in a tangle
  2. 2to nag

Stroke order

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纠
缠

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ㄐㄧㄡ

jiū

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄔㄢˊ

chán

ㄔ/ chㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

纠缠

Simplified

糾纏

Traditional

Example sentences

See 纠缠 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这个问题一直纠缠着他，让他睡不着。

    zhè ge wèn tí yì zhí jiū chán zhe tā， ràng tā shuì bù zhe。

    This problem kept nagging at him and kept him from sleeping.

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Related words

缠

chán

to wind around

纠纷

jiū fēn

dispute

纠正

jiū zhèng

to correct

揪

jiū

to seize

久违

jiǔ wéi

(haven't done sth) for a long time

久仰

jiǔ yǎng

honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.

酒精

jiǔ jīng

alcohol

酒楼

jiǔ lóu

restaurant

救济

jiù jì

emergency relief

救治

jiù zhì

to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)

就餐

jiù cān

to dine

就地

jiù dì

locally

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