蜗旋

蝸旋
wōxuán
to spiral

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 蜗 wō
  1. snail
  2. Taiwan pr. guā
  3. see 蜗牛 wōniú
2 旋 xuán
  1. to revolve
  2. a loop
  3. a circle

Related entries

盘旋 pánxuán
  1. to spiral
  2. to circle
  3. to go around
  4. to hover
  5. to orbit
绕 rào
  1. variant of 绕 rào, to rotate around
  2. to spiral
  3. to move around
  4. to go round (an obstacle)
  5. to by-pass
  6. to make a detour
狗绕着桌子走。

The dog is walking around the table.

Source: Tatoeba

盘桓 pánhuán
  1. to pace
  2. to linger
  3. to stay over
  4. to spiral
  5. to hover
绕 rào
  1. to wind
  2. to coil (thread)
  3. to rotate around
  4. to spiral
  5. to move around
  6. to go round (an obstacle)
  7. to by-pass
  8. to make a detour
  9. to confuse
  10. to perplex
狗绕着桌子走。

The dog is walking around the table.

Source: Tatoeba

飞来飞去 fēiláifēiqù
  1. to fly about
  2. to fly hither and thither
  3. to flit
  4. to swarm
  5. to spiral