Chinese Word: 绕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

绕 (Trad.: 繞, 遶)HSK 5

Pinyin: rào

English Definition: 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 绕 , to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour

Chinese Definition:
①缠：绕线。缠绕。
②纠缠，弄迷糊：绕嘴。绕口令。
③走弯曲迂回的路：绕远。绕道。绕越。
④围着转：绕场一周。围绕。环绕。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic: 尧 indicates the sound; 纟 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 尧 [ yáo ] a legendary ancient emperor-sage

Similar Characters: 饶浇挠烧

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Example Words

围绕	wéi rào	to revolve around; to center on (an issue)	HSK 5
环绕	huán rào	to surround; to circle; to revolve around
缠绕	chán rào	twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother	HSK 6
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

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1		tā 他 rào 绕 zhuō zi 桌子 zǒu 走 le 了 yī 一 quān 圈， hé 和 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 wài bīn 外宾 dōu 都 pèng 碰 le 了 bēi 杯。 He walked around the table touching glasses with all the foreign guests.
2		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 yòng 用 de 的 shì 是 rén zào 人造 de 的 téng 藤， zhǐ yào 只要 jiǎn dān 简单 dì 地 rào 绕 zài 在 huā huán 花环 shàng 上 jiù 就 kě yǐ 可以 le 了。 If you are using an artificial vine, simply wind it around the wreath.
3		hé 和 xué shēng 学生 men 们 jiàn jiàn miàn 见见面， rào 绕 zhe 着 ní nìng 泥泞 de 的 qiú chǎng 球场 pǎo 跑 jǐ 几 quān 圈， rán hòu 然后 huí dào 回到 zhù suǒ 住所。 Meetings with students, a run around the muddy pitches, then back to the house.
4		nà gè 那个 mén 门 shì 是 shuān 闩 zhù 住 de 的， wǒ men 我们 tīng jiàn 听见 tā 他 rào 绕 dào 到 lìng 另 yí gè 一个 mén kǒu 门口 yào 要 zǒu 走 jìn 进 lái 来。 That entrance was fastened, and we beard him coming round to get in by the other.
5		wǒ men 我们 de 的 chuán 船 zuó yè 昨夜 rào 绕 guò 过 le 了 hǎo wàng jiǎo 好望角。 Our ship rounded Cape of Good Hope last night.

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1		tā 他 rào 绕 zhuō zi 桌子 zǒu 走 le 了 yī 一 quān 圈， hé 和 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 wài bīn 外宾 dōu 都 pèng 碰 le 了 bēi 杯。 He walked around the table touching glasses with all the foreign guests.
2		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 yòng 用 de 的 shì 是 rén zào 人造 de 的 téng 藤， zhǐ yào 只要 jiǎn dān 简单 dì 地 rào 绕 zài 在 huā huán 花环 shàng 上 jiù 就 kě yǐ 可以 le 了。 If you are using an artificial vine, simply wind it around the wreath.
3		hé 和 xué shēng 学生 men 们 jiàn jiàn miàn 见见面， rào 绕 zhe 着 ní nìng 泥泞 de 的 qiú chǎng 球场 pǎo 跑 jǐ 几 quān 圈， rán hòu 然后 huí dào 回到 zhù suǒ 住所。 Meetings with students, a run around the muddy pitches, then back to the house.
4		nà gè 那个 mén 门 shì 是 shuān 闩 zhù 住 de 的， wǒ men 我们 tīng jiàn 听见 tā 他 rào 绕 dào 到 lìng 另 yí gè 一个 mén kǒu 门口 yào 要 zǒu 走 jìn 进 lái 来。 That entrance was fastened, and we beard him coming round to get in by the other.
5		wǒ men 我们 de 的 chuán 船 zuó yè 昨夜 rào 绕 guò 过 le 了 hǎo wàng jiǎo 好望角。 Our ship rounded Cape of Good Hope last night.

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