纠 jiū
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 丩 to connect, to join
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
纠缠
jiūchán
to entangle; to pester
Characters in this word
缠 chán
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 㢆 store, shop, living space
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 谈判不应纠缠于措辞差异，而应先确认双方真正的利益所在。 Tánpàn bù yīng jiūchán yú cuòcí chāyì, ér yīng xiān quèrèn shuāngfāng zhēnzhèng de lìyì suǒzài. Negotiations should not get bogged down in differences of wording, but should first confirm where both sides' real interests lie.
- 那个推销员一直纠缠着我，不肯走。 Nàge tuīxiāoyuán yìzhí jiūchán zhe wǒ, bù kěn zǒu. That salesman kept pestering me and wouldn't leave.
- 过去的烦恼总是纠缠着他，让他睡不好觉。 Guòqù de fánnǎo zǒngshì jiūchán zhe tā, ràng tā shuì bù hǎo jiào. Worries from the past keep haunting him and stop him from sleeping well.
Related words
- 纠纷 jiūfēn dispute
- 纠正 jiūzhèng to correct, to rectify
- 缠 chán to entangle; to pester
- 缠绕 chánrào to twine around; to be intertwined
- 让步 ràngbù to make concessions; concession
- 计较 jìjiào to haggle over; to fuss about; to care too much about
- 忍耐 rěnnài to endure; to tolerate
- 理睬 lǐcǎi to pay attention to; to acknowledge
- 容忍 róngrěn to tolerate; to put up with
- 埋怨 mányuàn to complain; to blame
- 宽容 kuānróng to tolerate; tolerant; lenient
- 取笑 qǔxiào to tease; to make fun of