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絞 (haau4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

絞 (haau4, jiǎo) — to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn; to winch

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 絞殺 (gaau2 saat3) — Strangle; hang; garrotte
• 絞纜 (gaau2 laam6) — stranded cable
• 絞腸痧 (gaau2 coeng4 saa1) — (disease) a cholera
• 絞 (gaau2) — to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck);…
• 絞刀 (gaau2 dou1) — reamer
• 絞刑 (gaau2 jing4) — to execute by hanging

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