verb
缭
liáo
to wind round; to sew with slanting stitches
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Related words
- 一帆风顺yī fān fēng shùnpropitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)HSK 6
- 一叶知秋yī yè zhī qiūlit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
- 上弦shàng xiánto wind
- 乘风chéng fēngto ride the wind
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Words with 缭
- 尉缭Wèi LiáoWei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy
- 缭乱liáo luàndazzled
- 缭绕liáo ràoto curl up
- 尉缭子Wèi Liáo ziWei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭[Wei4 Liao2] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
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缭 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.
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Frequently Asked Questions
缭 (liáo) means "to wind round; to sew with slanting stitches" in Chinese.
缭 is pronounced "liáo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.
缭 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
Common words with 缭 include 尉缭 (Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy), 缭乱 (dazzled), 缭绕 (to curl up), 尉缭子 (Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭[Wei4 Liao2] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)), 缭边儿 (to stitch a hem).
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