萦绕
yíng rào
Pinyin

Definition

萦绕
 - 
yíng rào
  1. to linger on
  2. to hover
  3. to encircle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

围绕
wéi rào
  1. 1 to revolve around
  2. 2 to center on (an issue)
环绕
huán rào
  1. 1 to surround
  2. 2 to circle
  3. 3 to revolve around
绕
rào
  1. 1 to wind
  2. 2 to coil (thread)
  3. 3 to rotate around
  4. 4 to spiral
  5. 5 to move around
  6. 6 to go round (an obstacle)
  7. 7 to by-pass
  8. 8 to make a detour
  9. 9 to confuse
  10. 10 to perplex
萦绕
yíng rào
  1. 1 to linger on
  2. 2 to hover
  3. 3 to encircle
缭绕
liáo rào
  1. 1 to curl up
  2. 2 to linger on (sound)
绕口令
rào kǒu lìng
  1. 1 tongue-twister
绕行
rào xíng
  1. 1 detour
  2. 2 long way around
绕路
rào lù
  1. 1 to make a detour
  2. 2 to take the long route
绕过
rào guò
  1. 1 to detour
  2. 2 to bypass
  3. 3 to circumvent
  4. 4 to avoid
  5. 5 to wind around (of a road etc)
绕道
rào dào
  1. 1 to go by a roundabout route
  2. 2 to take a detour
  3. 3 (medicine or civil engineering) bypass
缠绕
chán rào
  1. 1 twisting
  2. 2 to twine
  3. 3 to wind
  4. 4 to pester
  5. 5 to bother
魂牵梦萦
hún qiān mèng yíng
  1. 1 to miss
  2. 2 to yearn day and night
魂牵梦绕
hún qiān mèng rào
  1. 1 to be captivated
  2. 2 to wonder
  3. 3 enchanting
回绕
huí rào
  1. 1 winding
盘绕
pán rào
  1. 1 to coil (around sth)
  2. 2 to twine
  3. 3 to weave (basketwork)
绕来绕去
rào lái rào qù
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
绕圈子
rào quān zi
  1. 1 to go around in circles
  2. 2 to make a detour
  3. 3 (fig.) to beat about the bush
绕弯
rào wān
  1. 1 to go for a walk around
  2. 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
绕弯子
rào wān zi
  1. 1 lit. to go on a long detour
  2. 2 fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point
  3. 3 to beat about the bush
绕绕
rào rào
  1. 1 twisting and turning
  2. 2 involved and tricky

Idioms (5)

绕来绕去
rào lái rào qù
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
绕梁三日
rào liáng sān rì
  1. 1 reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
  1. 1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng
  1. 1 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
余响绕梁
yú xiǎng rào liáng
  1. 1 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

Sample Sentences

学习压力、就业压力、生存压力，各种各样的压力时刻萦绕在我们周围，如何减压已成为各国普遍关心的问题。
xuéxí yālì 、jiùyè yālì 、shēngcún yālì ，gèzhǒnggèyàng de yālì shíkè yíngrào zài wǒmen zhōuwéi ，rúhé jiǎnyā yǐ chéngwéi gèguó pǔbiàn guānxīn de wèntí 。
The pressure of learning, the pressure of employment, the pressure of survival, and various pressures are lingering around us all the time. How to reduce the pressure has become a common concern of all countries.
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