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缠

chán · chan

Traditional 纏

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to wind around
  2. to wrap round
  3. to coil
  4. tangle
  5. to involve
  6. to bother
  7. to annoy
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Tangled earphones

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)耳机线(ěrjīxiàn)又(yòu)缠(chán)在(zài)一起(yīqǐ)了(le)。

    My earphone cable is tangled again.

  2. Liangliang

    每次(měicì)都(dōu)缠(chán)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)放(fàng)的(de)？

    It tangles every time. How do you put it away?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)放(fàng)在(zài)包(bāo)里(lǐ)，它(tā)自己(zìjǐ)就(jiù)缠(chán)了(le)。

    I put it in my bag, and it tangles by itself.

  4. Liangliang

    线(xiàn)不会(bùhuì)自己(zìjǐ)缠(chán)起来(qǐlai)，我(wǒ)来(lái)解开(jiěkāi)。

    Cables do not tangle up by themselves. Let me untangle it.

  5. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)买(mǎi)了(le)无线(wúxiàn)的(de)。

    Actually I bought wireless ones yesterday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

护(hù)士(shi)轻(qīng)柔(róu)地(de)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)头(tóu)缠(chán)上(shàng)绷(bēng)带(dài)。

The nurse gently put a bandage around my head.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

藤(téng)蔓(wàn)缠(chán)在(zài)树(shù)干(gàn)上(shàng)，越(yuè)爬(pá)越(yuè)高(gāo)。

The vine wound around the tree trunk, climbing higher and higher.

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