| 围绕HSK 5 | wéi rào | to revolve around; to center on (an issue) | |
| 环绕 | huán rào | to surround; to circle; to revolve around | |
| 缠绕HSK 6 | chán rào | twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother | |
| 缭绕 | liáo rào | to curl up; to linger on (sound) | |
| 绕道 | rào dào | to go by a roundabout route; to take a detour; (medicine or civil engineering) bypass |
| 1 | The earth revolves around the sun. | |
| 2 | He ran five laps around the square. | |
| 3 | There are two soccer fields surrounding the grassland. | |
| 4 | I tried to weave my way through the crowd to get ahead. | |
| 5 | This road is very winding, so be careful when driving. |