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rào
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 绕

绕嘴
rào zuǐ

hard to get one's mouth around

绕行
rào xíng

to take a circular (or circuitous) route

缠绕
chán rào

twisting

绕脖子
rào bó zi

tricky

绕膝
rào xī

(children) run around parent's knees

绕弯
rào wān

to go for a walk around

绕地
rào dì

to orbit the earth

绕流
rào liú

turbulence (in fluid mechanics)

余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

绕路
rào lù

to make a detour

绕来绕去
rào lái rào qù

meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere

绕一圈
rào yī quān

to go around one time

绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān

to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

绕圈子
rào quān zi

to go around in circles

绕道
rào dào

to go by a roundabout route

绕弯子
rào wān zi

lit. to go on a long detour

缭绕
liáo rào

to curl up

盘绕
pán rào

to coil (around sth)

旋绕
xuán rào

to curl up

绕射
rào shè

interference (of wave motion in physics)

围绕
wéi rào

to revolve around

绕组
rào zǔ

coil (in electric motor or transformer)

魂牵梦绕
hún qiān mèng rào

to be captivated

绕手
rào shǒu

thorny issue

绕绕
rào rào

twisting and turning

绕口令
rào kǒu lìng

tongue-twister

余响绕梁
yú xiǎng rào liáng

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

胃绕道
wèi rào dào

gastric bypass

绕梁三日
rào liáng sān rì

reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

回绕
huí rào

winding

萦绕
yíng rào

to linger on

缠绕茎
chán rào jīng

vine

绕过
rào guò

to detour

环绕
huán rào

to surround

绕腾
rào teng

to run a long way around

卷绕
juǎn rào

to wind