绞

絞

jiǎo

verb HSK 7 #14,181

Meanings

1 to twist (strands into a thread)
2 to wring
3 to hang (by the neck); to strangle
4 to entangle

Characters

to twist; to wring; to strangle

Examples

她绞干了毛巾上的水。

Tā jiǎo gān le máojīn shàng de shuǐ.

She wrung the water out of the towel.

他绞尽脑汁想办法。

Tā jiǎojìn nǎozhī xiǎng bànfǎ.

He racked his brains trying to think of a solution.

Tips

usage

绞尽脑汁 (jiǎojìn nǎozhī) is a very common idiom meaning 'to rack one's brains'. Literally: 'wring out all the brain juice'.

Stroke Order

绞 jiǎo