Meaning of 纠缠
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jiūchán
- to be in a tangle
- to nag
纠缠 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
为什么我们纠缠细枝末节而不进入正题呢？
Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
Stroke order for each character
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纠 jiū · tangled · 5 strokes
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缠 chán · to wind around · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 纠缠.
| 纠正 | jiūzhèng | to correct; to make right |
| 纠纷 | jiūfēn | dispute |
| 纠结 | jiūjié | to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled |
| 难缠 | nánchán | (usu. of people) difficult; demanding |
| 缠身 | chánshēn | (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one |
| 缠绕 | chánrào | twisting; to twine |
| 缠绵 | chánmián | touching (emotions); lingering (illness) |
| 纠缠不清 | jiūchánbùqīng | hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel |
| 死缠烂打 | sǐchánlàndǎ | (coll.) to pester; to harass |
Questions about 纠缠
What does 纠缠 mean?
纠缠 (jiūchán) means "to be in a tangle; to nag" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 纠缠?
纠缠 is made of 2 characters: 纠 (5 strokes), 缠 (13 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 纠缠 an HSK word?
Yes. 纠缠 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 纠缠 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 纠缠 is written 糾纏.