to run a long way around; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush
trad. 繞騰
Also written 繞騰【rào teng】
Characters in this word
2绕
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to wind, to coil (thread), to rotate around, to spiral, to move around, to go round (an obstacle), to by-pass, to make a detour, to confuse, to perplex
- Pinyin
- rào
- Traditional
- 繞
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5718 of 2500
腾
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(bound form) to gallop; to prance, (bound form) to soar; to hover, to make room; to clear out; to vacate, (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
- Pinyin
- téng
- Traditional
- 騰
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 43966 of 2500