缠
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

缠

chán

to wind around

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to wind around

02

to wrap round

03

to coil

04

tangle

05

to involve

06

to bother

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 缠

What does 缠 mean in Chinese?

缠 (chán) means to wind around.

How do you pronounce 缠?

缠 is pronounced chán.

Is 缠 an HSK word?

缠 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 缠?

缠 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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