缠绕 (chán rào) — to twine around, to wind around; to pester, to bother

Definition

缠绕 covers two senses: physically winding around (e.g. vines) and figuratively pestering/lingering in the mind. For 'pester', it's stronger and more persistent than 磨 ('nag'); for the physical sense, it's interchangeable with 缠.

verb
to twine aroundto wind aroundto pesterto bother

Examples

  • 缠绕
    Cǎi dài chán rào zài shù shàng.
    Colorful ribbons are wound around the tree.
  • 缠绕
    Tā zhěng tiān chán rào zhe wǒ jiè qián.
    He pesters me all day to borrow money.
  • 缠绕
    Wǎng shì chán rào zài xīn tóu.
    Past events linger in the heart.

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