缠 纏 chán ㄔㄢˊ cin4 HSK 7-9

  • to wind around
  • to wrap round
  • to coil
  • tangle
  • to involve
  • to bother
  • to annoy

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 缠 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 别 別 ( bié bit6 ) 缠 纏 ( chán cin4 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 了 ( le liu5 )!

    Stop bugging me!

  • 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 看来 看來 ( kàn lai hon3 loi4 ) 难缠 難纏 ( nán chán naan4 cin4 )。

    Tom seems tough.

  • 护士 護士 ( hù shi wu6 si6 ) 轻柔 輕柔 ( qīng róu hing1 jau4 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 给 給 ( gěi kap1 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 头 頭 ( tóu tau4 ) 缠 纏 ( chán cin4 ) 上 ( shàng soeng5 ) 绷带 繃帶 ( bēng dài bang1 daai2 )。

    The nurse gently put a bandage around my head.

  • 为什么 為什麼 ( wèi shén me wai6 sam6 mo1 ) 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 纠缠 糾纏 ( jiū chán gau2 cin4 ) 细枝末节 細枝末節 ( xì zhī mò jié sai3 zi1 mut6 zit3 ) 而 ( ér ji4 ) 不 ( bù bat1 ) 进入 進入 ( jìn rù zeon3 jap6 ) 正题 正題 ( zhèng tí zing3 tai4 ) 呢 ( ne ne1 )?

    Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 一个 一個 ( yī ge jat1 go3 ) 非常 ( fēi cháng fei1 soeng4 ) 娇小 嬌小 ( jiāo xiǎo giu1 siu2 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 女孩 ( nǚ hái neoi5 haai4 ), 但 ( dàn daan6 ) 她 ( tā taa1 ) 真的 ( zhēn de zan1 dik1 ) 自己 ( zì jǐ zi6 gei2 ) 抱 ( bào pou5 ) 着 著 ( zhe zoek3 ) 中 ( zhōng zung1 ) 音 ( yīn jam1 ) 萨克斯 薩克斯 ( sà kè sī saat3 hak1 si1 )。 不过 不過 ( bù guò bat1 gwo3 ), 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 忍不住 ( rěn bu zhù jan2 bat1 zyu6 ) 想像 ( xiǎng xiàng soeng2 zoeng6 ) 这个 這個 ( zhè ge ze2 go3 ) 东西 東西 ( dōng xī dung1 sai1 ) 缠绕 纏繞 ( chán rào cin4 jiu2 ) 包裹 ( bāo guǒ baau1 gwo2 ) 住 ( zhù zyu6 ) 她 ( tā taa1 ), 并 並 ( bìng bing6 ) 像 ( xiàng zoeng6 ) 蟒蛇 ( mǎng shé mong5 se4 ) 般 ( bān bun1 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 吞噬 ( tūn shì tan1 sai6 ) 她 ( tā taa1 )。

    She was a tiny girl, but she really held her own on the baritone sax. Nonetheless, I couldn't help but imagine the thing wrapping itself around her and devouring her like a boa constrictor.

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