缠

To wind around in Chinese: 缠 (chán)

chán

to wind around

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

Definitions

  1. 1to wind around
  2. 2to wrap round
  3. 3to coil
  4. 4tangle
  5. 5to involve
  6. 6to bother
  7. 7to annoy

Stroke order

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缠

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄢˊ

chán

ㄔ/ chㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

缠

Simplified

纏

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 她把毛线一圈圈缠在手上。

    tā bǎ máo xiàn yì quān quān chán zài shǒu shàng。

    She wound the yarn round and round on her hand.

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Related words

纠缠

jiū chán

to be in a tangle

产

chǎn

to give birth

产地

chǎn dì

source (of a product)

产物

chǎn wù

product

产值

chǎn zhí

value of output

铲

chǎn

to level off

铲子

chǎn zi

shovel

阐述

chǎn shù

to expound (a position)

颤抖

chàn dǒu

to shudder

猖狂

chāng kuáng

savage

偿还

cháng huán

to repay

常理

cháng lǐ

common sense

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