缠绵

纏綿

chánmián

adjective #14,229

Meanings

HSK 5

他们缠绵地拥抱在一起。

Tāmen chánmián de yōngbào zài yīqǐ.

They embraced each other tenderly.

HSK 7-9

这首歌的旋律非常缠绵。

Zhè shǒu gē de xuánlǜ fēicháng chánmián.

The melody of this song is very lingering and tender.

usage

缠绵 can describe romantic affection or a lingering illness (缠绵病榻 = bedridden with a lingering illness). Context determines the meaning.

Literary and poetic. More common in written Chinese, songs, and novels than in everyday speech.

缠 chán

绵 mián