纠缠 jiūchán to be in a tangle
to be in a tangle; to nag
How to remember 纠缠: 纠 tangled + 缠 to wrap = to be in a tangle.
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How it is used
- To be entangled with / pester and won't let go - 别再纠缠这个问题 (bié zài jiūchán zhège wèntí) stop harping on this issue; 被债务纠缠 tangled up in debt.
- Two flavors: things intertwined/hard to separate, and someone bothering you persistently (纠缠不休).
- Negative, colloquial-to-neutral.