yān​chán

to linger

  • created sense approved 淹缠/淹纏 · yān​chán · to drag on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    淹缠 / 淹纏

    yān​chán

    to drag on

    to be delayed or drag along indefinitely (of business or tasks)

    淹 (literal) → 淹 · yān · (bound form) to stay 缠 (literal) → 缠/纏 · chán · to pester

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 淹缠/淹纏 · yān​chán · to linger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    淹缠 / 淹纏

    yān​chán

    to linger

    to linger for a long time (of an illness); to be bedridden with a chronic condition

    淹 (literal) → 淹 · yān · (bound form) to stay 缠 (literal) → 缠/纏 · chán · to pester

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense