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绕 rào

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绕 rào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
rào | rao4
English translation
to wind
to coil (thread)
to rotate around
to spiral
to move around
to go round (an obstacle)
to by-pass
to make a detour
to confuse
to perplex
variant of 繞 rào
>绕 rào [rào], to rotate around
to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve

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About 绕 rào

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HSK level

5

Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

繞 rào

Contains the radical

纟 sī

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of 绕 rào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰纟尧

Semantic compound

纟 sī

Phonetic compound

尧 yáo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 sī represents the meaning and 尧 yáo represents the sound. Simplified form of 繞 rào .

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Example sentences using 绕 rào

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我们 wǒmen 是 shì 绕 rào 着 zhāo 公园 gōngyuán 跑 páo ,还是 háishi 骑车 qí chē 兜兜 dōu dou 风 fēng ?

Shall we run around the park or a bike ride?

我 wǒ 给 gěi 你 nǐ 炒 chǎo 下 xià 的 de 菜 cài ,你 nǐ 不 bù 回来 huí lai 吃 chī ,绕 rào 世界 shìjiè 胡 Hú 塞 Sāi 去 qù 舒服 shūfu ?

You don't eat the food I cook for you but gad about all over town, eh?

某些 mǒu xiē 病毒 bìngdú 的 de 核 hé 衣壳是 shì 由 yóu 被 bèi 膜 mó 所 suǒ 包 Bāo 绕 rào .

In some viruses the nucleocapsid is surrounded by an envelope.

“黑 Hēi 美 Měi 人 rén ”绕 rào 着 zhāo 表演场缓缓 huǎn huǎn 地 de 跑 páo 着 zhāo .

Black Beauty went cantering round and round the ring.

莲叶的 de 阴凉 yīn liáng 遮蔽 zhē bì 它 tā .溪 xī 旁 páng 的 de 柳树 liǔ shù 环绕 huán rào 它 tā .

The lotuses conceal him poplars by the stream surround him.

Words with 绕 rào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
绕 rào to wind繞 rào
围绕 wéirào to revolve around圍繞
环绕 huán rào to surround環繞
绕道 rào dào detour繞道
缠绕 chánrào twisting纏繞
萦绕 yíng rào to linger on縈繞
绕行 rào xíng detour繞行
绕过 rào guò to detour繞過
绕圈子 rào quān zi to make a detour繞圈子
缭绕 liáo rào to curl up繚繞
绕口令 rào kǒu lìng tongue-twister繞口令
绕弯子 rào wān zi lit. to go on a long detour繞彎子
绕组 rào zǔ coil (in electric motor or transformer)繞組
绕路 rào lù to make a detour繞路
盘绕 pán rào to twine盤繞
魂牵梦绕 hún qiān mèng rào to be captivated魂牽夢繞
旋绕 xuán rào to curl up旋繞
余音绕梁 yú yīn rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)餘音繞梁
卷绕 juǎn rào to wind卷繞
回绕 huí rào winding回繞
绕弯 rào wān to go for a walk around繞彎
绕梁三日 rào liáng sān rì reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)繞梁三日
绕嘴 rào zuǐ a tongue-twister繞嘴
绕脖子 rào bó zi tricky繞脖子

绕 rào Decomposition & Compounds

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