wān
yán

common
literary

Meaning of 蜿蜒

蜿蜒 means crawling or moving in a winding manner (like a snake); winding; meandering; zigzagging (of mountains, rivers, roads, etc.). Pronounced wān yán.

  • crawling or moving in a winding manner (like a snake)
  • winding; meandering; zigzagging (of mountains, rivers, roads, etc.)

Definitions & Examples

tiáo
shé
zài
cǎo
cóng
zhōng
wān
yán
xíng
 

A snake was crawling through the grass in a winding manner.

mǎng
wān
yán
zhe
chuān穿
guò
 

The python slithered across the road in a serpentine path.