缠住

纏住

chánzhù

verb #10,200

Meanings

1 to tangle up
2 to pester
3 to get entangled with

Characters

to wind around, to pester

to hold, to stop (resultative complement)

Examples

HSK 2

那个小孩一直缠住妈妈不放。

Nàge xiǎohái yīzhí chánzhù māma bù fàng.

That child kept pestering his mom nonstop.

HSK 7-9

绳子缠住了我的脚。

Shéngzi chánzhù le wǒ de jiǎo.

The rope got tangled around my foot.

Tips

usage

缠住 combines 缠 (to wind around, to pester) with the resultative complement 住 (to hold firmly). Literally: tangled and held in place.

Stroke Order

缠 chán

住 zhù