绕 繞
rào
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
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
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Examples
游艇绕浮标航行。
Yóu tǐng rào fú biāo háng xíng.
The yacht sailed around a buoy.
Words with this character
围绕 wéi rào to revolve around环绕 huán rào to surround缠绕 chán rào twisting绕行 rào xíng to take a circular route回绕 huí rào winding卷绕 juǎn rào to wind缭绕 liáo rào to curl upward盘绕 pán rào to coil绕道 rào dào to go by a roundabout route绕地 rào dì to orbit the Earth绕过 rào guò to detour绕流 rào liú turbulence绕路 rào lù to make a detour绕绕 rào rào twisting and turning绕射 rào shè to diffract绕手 rào shǒu thorny issue绕腾 rào teng to run a long way around绕弯 rào wān to go for a walk around绕膝 rào xī run around parent's knees绕组 rào zǔ coil绕嘴 rào zuǐ hard to get one's mouth around旋绕 xuán rào to curl up萦绕 yíng rào to linger on