缠绕 chánrào twisting
twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
How to remember 缠绕: 缠 to wrap + 绕 to entwine = twisting.
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How it is used
- To wind/coil around - 藤蔓缠绕在树上 (téngwàn chánrào zài shù shàng) vines twine around the tree.
- Figuratively 'to pester/haunt': 被问题缠绕 (bèi wèntí chánrào) plagued by a problem.
- The literal (winding) and figurative (nagging entanglement) senses are both common; conveys something clinging and hard to shake off.