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绕

rào

to wind; to coil (thread)

Traditional 繞 / 遶

HSK 3.0 · Level 5 HSK 2.0 · Level 5 verb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

1 form

Small sealQin–Han

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Meaning

rào rao4

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
to confuse
to perplex

Example sentences

dìqiú 地球 rào 绕 zhe 着 tàiyángzhuǎn 太阳转。

The Earth moves around the sun.
tā 他 ràoguò 绕过 le 了 nàxiē 那些 wèntí 问题。

He avoided the problems.
xiàndài 现代 jiāotōng 交通 shǐ 使 wǒmen 我们 néng 能 zài 在 jǐ 几 tiān 天 nèi 内 huánrào 环绕 dìqiú 地球。

Modern travel enables us to go around the world in a few days.
ràng 让 wèixīng 卫星 huánrào 环绕 dìqiú 地球 de 的 shì 是 zhònglì 重力。

It's gravity that makes satellites move around the Earth.

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