Common Meanings
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jiǎo绞
To twist, wring, squeeze; to exert oneself intensely or experience a sharp, constricting pain.
为了完成这个项目，他绞尽了心力。
To complete this project, he racked his brains.
To strangle or hang a person with a rope, often with the intent to kill.
他企图用绳子绞死她。
He attempted to strangle her with a rope.
To twist, intertwine, or entangle, often referring to ropes, wires, or threads becoming messy or knotted together.
几根电线绞缠在一起，很难分清哪根是哪根
Several electric wires got twisted together, making it hard to distinguish which one is which.
a unit of measurement for yarn or wool.
这团毛线有两绞。
This ball of yarn has two skeins.