- 蔓延 mànyán to spreadto extend or spread out (of plants, diseases, fire, ideas, etc.); to sprawl; to infest
- 藤蔓 téngmàn vineThe long, slender, and creeping stem of a plant, such as a grape vine or climber
- 枝蔓 zhīmàn branches and tendrilsThe branches of a tree and the vines of a climbing plant
- 蔓草 màncǎo vinecreeping or trailing wild grass; vines or weeds that spread along the ground or climb
- 瓜蔓 guāmàn melon vineThe stem or vine of a melon-bearing plant
- 滋蔓 zīmàn to grow and spreadto grow and spread vigorously (of plants or vegetation)
- 不蔓不枝 bùmànbùzhī concise and succinctLiterally meaning a lotus stalk that is straight without creeping vines or side branches; used to describe speech or writing that is clear, direct, and free of unnecessary details.
- 蔓菁 mánjing turnipturnip; wild cabbage; a biennial herb with yellow flowers and a large fleshy root often used for pickling; also known as [[芜菁|蕪菁|wu2 jing1]]
- 蔓生植物 mànshēngzhíwù climbing plantcreeper; trailing or climbing plant that grows by clinging to other objects
- 荒烟蔓草 huāngyānmàncǎo desolate and overgrownLiterally "mist in the wasteland and spreading weeds"; describes a place that is abandoned and overgrown with wild grass.
- 蔓衍 mànyǎn to spread outto spread out far and wide; to extend and expand
- 延蔓 yánmàn to spread like a vineTo spread out or creep like a vine; also written as [[延曼|延曼|yan2 man4]].
- 压蔓 yāwàn to layer vinesTo keep down the vines of a creeping plant by periodically covering sections with earth to prevent damage and encourage new roots to grow.
- 孳蔓 zīmàn to spreadTo grow or spread rapidly and extensively, like weeds or vines.
- 株蔓 zhūmàn to implicateto involve others in a legal case or crime; to spread consequences to those connected to the original party
- 滋蔓难图 zīmànnántú too late to stop a growing threatLiterary metaphor meaning that if an enemy or bad influence is allowed to grow and spread like vines, it will become impossible to control or eliminate; it is too late to deal with an enemy once they have gained full strength.
- 翻蔓 fānmàn to turn vinesTo gently turn over the vines of crops like sweet potatoes to prevent them from growing extra roots that would hinder the growth of the main root.
- 胡蔓草 húmàncǎo heartbreak grassGelsemium elegans, a highly toxic flowering plant also known as heartbreak grass
- 胡蔓藤 húmànténg heartbreak grassan extremely poisonous woody vine of the family Loganiaceae native to East and Southeast Asia
- 蔓延全国 mànyánquánguó to spread throughout the countryto spread across or pervade the entire country
- 蔓生 mànshēng to grow trailinglyto grow by spreading along the ground or climbing up structures; used to describe vines or creeping plants
- 蔓苇 mànwěi reeda type of spreading reed or aquatic grass mentioned in ancient texts such as the Classic of Poetry
- 蔓藤 mànténg vinethe thin, long, and curling stem of a plant that climbs or creeps along surfaces; a hanging vine
- 蔓说 mànshuō windy talkEmpty talk that wanders off the point; rambling and irrelevant speech
- 蔓越橘 mànyuèjú cranberrycranberry; also known as a mossberry
- 蔓越莓 mànyuèméi cranberrycranberry; specifically the evergreen shrub or its small, round, tart red fruit often used for juice or jam
- 蔓难图 mànnántú hard to managehard to control or eliminate once something has spread widely, often used in the context of weeds or bad influences
- 藤蔓植物 téngmànzhíwù vinesclimbing plants such as vines or lianas
- 酸果蔓 suānguǒmàn cranberryEuropean cranberry
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH