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绕

rào

entwine; wind around; surround

Shadow
Strokes
9
Radical
糸
HSK
5
Tone
4

Traditional form: 繞

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 日本被海环绕着。

    Rì běn bèi hǎi huán rào zhe

    Japan is surrounded by sea.

  • 地球绕着太阳转。

    Dì qiú rào zhe tài yang zhuǎn

    The Earth moves around the sun.

  • 狗绕着桌子走。

    Gǒu rào zhe zhuō zi zǒu

    The dog is walking around the table.

  • 你最喜欢哪一个绕口令?

    Nǐ zuì xǐ huan nǎ yī ge rào kǒu lìng

    What's your favorite tongue twister?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 绕

  • 绕rào 4to 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
  • 围绕wéi rào 2–4 to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
  • 缠绕chán rào 2–4 twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
  • 环绕huán rào 2–4 to surround; to circle; to revolve around
  • 绕行rào xíng 4–2 to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit; (of a planet) to orbit; (of a sailor) to circumnavigate; to take a detour; to bypass