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周围

zhōu wéi · zhou wei

Traditional 周圍

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. environs; surroundings; periphery
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Quiet night

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)周围(zhōuwéi)，一个(yīgè)人(rén)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Look around, there's not a soul.

  2. Liangliang

    周围(zhōuwéi)太(tài)安静(ānjìng)了(le)，我(wǒ)有点儿(yǒudiǎnr)怕(pà)。

    It's so quiet around here, I'm a bit scared.

  3. Dengdeng

    别(bié)怕(pà)，周围(zhōuwéi)只有(zhǐyǒu)树(shù)和(hé)鸟(niǎo)。

    Don't be scared, there are only trees and birds around.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，周围(zhōuwéi)有(yǒu)声音(shēngyīn)！

    Listen, there's a sound around us!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)在(zài)叫(jiào)。

    That's your stomach growling.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

很(hěn)快(kuài)人(rén)群(qún)就(jiù)在(zài)他(tā)周(zhōu)围(wéi)聚(jù)集(jí)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

A crowd soon gathered around him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

黑(hēi)洞(dòng)周(zhōu)围(wéi)的(de)时(shí)间(jiān)要(yào)流(liú)逝(shì)得(de)慢(màn)得(de)多(duō)。

Time ticks by more slowly around a black hole.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shou · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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周
zhōu

week; weekly

围
wéi

to encircle; to surround

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