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绕 (rào) — to go around; to circle; to make a detour; to wind; to coil (thread, wire etc.); to confuse; to perplex

Definition

Verb with two distinct senses: physical circling/detour (绕着山走, 绕路) and winding/coiling (绕毛线). For the 'confuse' sense, 困扰 and 困惑 name the resulting state; 绕 is the act of puzzling someone.

verb
to go aroundto circleto make a detourto windto coil (thread, wire etc.)to confuseto perplex
Easily confused

Examples

  • 绕。
    Zhè liàng chē rào zhe xiǎo shān zǒu le yì tiáo jìn lù.
    This car went around the hill by taking a shortcut.
  • 绕。
    Tā bǎ máo xiàn rào zài shǒu shàng.
    She wound the knitting yarn around her hand.
  • 绕。
    Tā de wèn tí bǎ wǒ rào zhù le.
    His question confused me.
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