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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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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绕地 繞地 rào rao4 di4to orbit the earth
7绕腾 繞騰 rào tengrao4 teng5to run a long way around; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush
8绕手 繞手 rào shǒurao4 shou3thorny issue; tricky case
9绕射 繞射 rào shèrao4 she4interference (of wave motion in physics)
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绕圈子 繞圈子 rào quān zirao4 quan1 zi5to go around in circles; to make a detour; (fig.) to beat about the bush
12绕路 繞路 rào rao4 lu4to make a detour; to take the long route
13绕流 繞流 rào liúrao4 liu2turbulence (in fluid mechanics)
14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)
15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
16绕口令 繞口令 rào kǒu lìngrao4 kou3 ling4tongue-twister
17绕道迂回 繞道迂回 rào dào huírao4 dao4 yu1 hui2to make a detour (idiom)
18绕道 繞道 rào dàorao4 dao4to go by a roundabout route; to take a detour; (medicine or civil engineering) bypass
19绕脖子 繞脖子 rào zirao4 bo2 zi5tricky; involved; to beat about the bush
20盘绕 盤繞 pán ràopan2 rao4to coil (around sth); to twine; to weave (basketwork)
21缭绕 繚繞 liáo ràoliao2 rao4to curl up; to linger on (sound)
22卷绕 卷繞 juǎn ràojuan3 rao4to wind; to coil; to spool; to loop around; winding
23魂牵梦绕 魂牽夢繞 hún qiān mèng ràohun2 qian1 meng4 rao4to be captivated; to wonder; enchanting
24回绕 回繞 huí ràohui2 rao4winding
25歌声绕梁 歌聲繞梁 shēng rào liángge1 sheng1 rao4 liang2The vocalist's superb performance lingers on. (idiom)

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