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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 ràorao4to 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 , to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour
2围绕 圍繞 wéi ràowei2 rao4to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
3绕过 繞過 rào guòrao4 guo4to detour; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around (of a road etc)
4环绕 環繞 huán ràohuan2 rao4to surround; to circle; to revolve around
5缠绕 纏繞 chán ràochan2 rao4twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
6绕道迂回 繞道迂回 rào dào huírao4 dao4 yu1 hui2to make a detour (idiom)
7绕射 繞射 rào shèrao4 she4interference (of wave motion in physics)
8绕绕 繞繞 rào ràorao4 rao4twisting and turning; involved and tricky
9绕圈子 繞圈子 rào quān zirao4 quan1 zi5to go around in circles; to make a detour; (fig.) to beat about the bush
10余音绕梁 餘音繞梁 yīn rào liángyu2 yin1 rao4 liang2reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
11绕流 繞流 rào liúrao4 liu2turbulence (in fluid mechanics)
12绕梁三日 繞梁三日 rào liáng sān rao4 liang2 san1 ri4reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
13绕来绕去 繞來繞去 rào lái rào rao4 lai2 rao4 qu4meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
14绕口令 繞口令 rào kǒu lìngrao4 kou3 ling4tongue-twister
15绕开 繞開 rào kāirao4 kai1Avoid it
16绕地 繞地 rào rao4 di4to orbit the earth
17绕道 繞道 rào dàorao4 dao4to go by a roundabout route; to take a detour; (medicine or civil engineering) bypass
18绕脖子 繞脖子 rào zirao4 bo2 zi5tricky; involved; to beat about the bush
19盘绕 盤繞 pán ràopan2 rao4to coil (around sth); to twine; to weave (basketwork)
20缭绕 繚繞 liáo ràoliao2 rao4to curl up; to linger on (sound)
21卷绕 卷繞 juǎn ràojuan3 rao4to wind; to coil; to spool; to loop around; winding
22魂牵梦绕 魂牽夢繞 hún qiān mèng ràohun2 qian1 meng4 rao4to be captivated; to wonder; enchanting
23回绕 回繞 huí ràohui2 rao4winding
24歌声绕梁 歌聲繞梁 shēng rào liángge1 sheng1 rao4 liang2The vocalist's superb performance lingers on. (idiom)
25缠绕式 纏繞式 chán rào shìchan2 rao4 shi4Wrapped type