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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缠* | 缠* | *缠
to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy
HSK 7-9
tangled and complicated (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to be in a tangle / to nag
HSK 7-9
to mix together (disparate substances) / to mingle / a mix / to be tangled up with
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *紊* | 紊* | *紊
involved / tangled / disorderly / confused / chaotic / Taiwan pr. [wen4]
lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused
intricate / complicated / tangled / involved / to synthesize
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *苧* | 苧* | *苧
(used as a bound form in 薴烯|苧烯, limonene) / tangled / in disarray
uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly / in a tangled mess
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub
to tangle up / to twist together / to wind
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
disheveled / tangled
lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom) / fig. to try to help but end up making things worse
tangle of vines / fig. complications
to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with) / twisted; tangled / confused; to be at a loss / to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot


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