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chán
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5008719)

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Words Containing 缠

缠绵不已
chán mián bù yǐ

to cling without letting go

纠缠不清
jiū chán bù qīng

hopelessly muddled

缠绕
chán rào

twisting

缠足
chán zú

foot-binding

缠络
chán luò

to wind around

缠夹二先生
chán jiā èr xiān sheng

annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly

死缠烂打
sǐ chán làn dǎ

(coll.) to pester

厮缠
sī chán

to pester

纠缠
jiū chán

to be in a tangle

麻缠
má chán

to pester

交缠
jiāo chán

to intertwine

缠手
chán shǒu

troublesome

粘缠
nián chán

to stick closely to

缠结
chán jié

to coil around

难缠
nán chán

(usu. of people) difficult

缠夹不清
chán jiā bù qīng

to muddle things together (idiom)

胡搅蛮缠
hú jiǎo mán chán

to pester endlessly (idiom)

腰缠万贯
yāo chán wàn guàn

lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money

缠夹
chán jiā

to annoy

盘缠
pán chan

money for a voyage; travel expenses

牵缠
qiān chán

to involve

缠身
chán shēn

(of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one

缠丝玛瑙
chán sī mǎ nǎo

sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)

缠绵
chán mián

touching (emotions)

量子纠缠
liàng zǐ jiū chán

quantum entanglement (physics)

缠扰
chán rǎo

to harass

缠头
chán tóu

embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group

缠绵悱恻
chán mián fěi cè

(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)

胡缠
hú chán

to pester

蛮缠
mán chán

to pester

缠绕茎
chán rào jīng

vine

盘缠
pán chán

to twine