绕

To wind in Chinese: 绕 (rào)

rào

to wind

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 繞2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to wind
  2. 2to coil (thread)
  3. 3to rotate around
  4. 4to spiral
  5. 5to move around
  6. 6to go round (an obstacle)
  7. 7to by-pass
  8. 8to make a detour
  9. 9to confuse
  10. 10to perplex

Stroke order

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绕

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄠˋ

rào

ㄖ/ rㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

绕

Simplified

繞

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 狗绕着桌子走。

    gǒu rào zhe zhuō zi zǒu。

    The dog is walking around the table.

  • 地球绕着太阳转。

    dì qiú rào zhe tài yáng zhuǎn。

    The Earth moves around the sun.

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Related words

围绕

wéi rào

to revolve around

环绕

huán rào

to surround

绕行

rào xíng

to take a circular (or circuitous) route

人物

rén wù

person

忍不住

rěn bu zhù

cannot help

软件

ruǎn jiàn

(computer) software

洒

sǎ

to sprinkle

杀

shā

to kill

沙漠

shā mò

desert

傻

shǎ

foolish

扇子

shàn zi

fan

蛇

shé

snake

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