缠住 (chán zhù) — to entangle; to wrap tightly; to tie up
Definition
A resultative verb: 缠 means to wind around, and 住 marks the result — something is now held fast or stuck. Often used with 把/被 to show the entangling (literal, like vines, or figurative, like a problem).
verb
to entangleto wrap tightlyto tie up
Examples
- 缠住。Tā yòng shéng zi bǎ xiāng zi chán zhù le.He tied up the box with a rope.
- 缠住。Xiǎo shù bèi yě cǎo chán zhù le.The small tree was entangled by weeds.
- 缠住。Zhè ge wèn tí bǎ wǒ chán zhù le.This problem has got me stumped.
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