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绕

rào · rao

Traditional 繞 / 遶

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Meaning

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rào 繞

  1. to wind
  2. to coil (thread)
  3. to rotate around
  4. to spiral
  5. to move around
  6. to go round (an obstacle)
  7. to by-pass
  8. to make a detour
  9. to confuse
  10. to perplex

rào 遶

  1. variant of 繞 / 绕 (rào), to rotate around
  2. to spiral
  3. to move around
  4. to go round (an obstacle)
  5. to by-pass
  6. to make a detour
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The long way round

  1. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)在(zài)修(xiū)路(lù)，我们(wǒmen)绕(rào)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    The road ahead is being repaired. Let's go around.

  2. Dengdeng

    绕(rào)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)绕(rào)太(tài)远(yuǎn)。

    Around where? I don't want to go too far.

  3. Liangliang

    从(cóng)公园(gōngyuán)后面(hòumian)绕(rào)过去(guòqù)，只要(zhǐyào)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Go around behind the park. It only takes ten minutes.

  4. Dengdeng

    哎(āi)，这条(zhètiáo)路(lù)绕(rào)来(lái)绕(rào)去(qù)，怎么(zěnme)又(yòu)回到(huídào)湖边(húbiān)了(le)？

    Hey, this path winds around... why are we back at the lake?

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，我们(wǒmen)绕(rào)了(le)一个(yīgè)圈(quān)！

    Haha, we went in a circle!

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2 examples
01

地(dì)球(qiú)每(měi)二(èr)十(shí)四(sì)小(xiǎo)时(shí)就(jiù)会(huì)绕(rào)轴(zhóu)自(zì)转(zhuàn)一(yì)周(zhōu)。

The earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by ulyssemc1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

许(xǔ)多(duō)卫(wèi)星(xīng)绕(rào)着(zhe)土(tǔ)星(xīng)运(yùn)行(xíng)。

Many moons orbit around Saturn.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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