entangle; pester
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to entangle; to intertwine
Describes physical objects like vines, ropes, or threads twisted together.
Téng藤
wàn蔓
jiū纠
chán缠
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
，
hěn很
nán难
fēn分
kāi开
。
The vines were entangled together and difficult to separate.
Ěr耳
jī机
xiàn线
zǒng总
shì是
jiū纠
chán缠
chéng成
luàn乱
zāo糟
zāo糟
de的
yī一
tuán团
。
The headphone cables always get entangled into a messy knot.
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Shuǐ水
cǎo草
zài在
chuán船
xià下
jiū纠
chán缠
，
zǔ阻
ài碍
le了
háng航
xíng行
。
Aquatic plants entangled below the boat, hindering navigation.
verb
to pester; to harass; to nag
A figurative, more common meaning, referring to persistently bothering someone or being preoccupied with a problem.
Bù不
yào要
zǒng总
wèi为
xiǎo小
shì事
jiū纠
chán缠
bù不
xiū休
。
Don't keep pestering endlessly over trivial matters.
Nà那
ge个
tuī推
xiāo销
yuán员
jiū纠
chán缠
le了
wǒ我
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
。
That salesperson harassed me all day.
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Tā他
yī一
zhí直
jiū纠
chán缠
yú于
guò过
qù去
de的
shī失
bài败
，
wú无
fǎ法
qián前
jìn进
。
He has been obsessing over past failures and cannot move forward.