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yíng rào

萦 绕

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v.hover; linger
- wèn tí zhèng yíng rào zài wǒ de nǎo hǎi li
  问题正萦绕在我的脑海里。
  Questions are buzzing round in my head.
- tā de lín zhōng yí yán réng yíng rào zài wǒ men de ěr jì
  他的临终遗言仍萦绕在我们的耳际。
  His last words still linger in our ears.
synonym
liáo rào缭绕 yíng huí萦回 xuán rào旋绕

Word usage

Note
"萦绕" is different from "潆绕". "萦绕" is used to surround concrete or abstract things including water flow; "潆绕" is only used to surround water flow.

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