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蜿蜒 meaning in English

wānyán

(of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind

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Meaning of 蜿蜒

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wānyán
  1. (of a snake) to wriggle along
  2. (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind

蜿蜒 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

蜿wān蜒yán的de小xiǎo路lù爬pá上shàng了le陡dǒu坡pō。
The path zigzagged up the steep slope.

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蜿 wān · to creep · 14 strokes

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蜒 yán · millipede · 12 strokes

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Questions about 蜿蜒

What does 蜿蜒 mean?

蜿蜒 (wānyán) means "(of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind".

How do you write 蜿蜒?

蜿蜒 is made of 2 characters: 蜿 (14 strokes), 蜒 (12 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.