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四周

sì zhōu · si zhou

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HSK 5

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  1. all around
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Hide and seek

  1. Liangliang

    玩(wán)捉迷藏(zhuōmícáng)吧(ba)！我(wǒ)藏(cáng)，你(nǐ)来(lái)找(zhǎo)。

    Let's play hide and seek! I hide, you come find me.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)四周(sìzhōu)。咦(yí)，没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)。

    OK! Let me look around. Huh, nobody.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)去(qù)四周(sìzhōu)的(de)大树(dàshù)后面(hòumian)找找(zhǎozhǎo)！

    Go look behind the big trees around here!

  4. Dengdeng

    四周(sìzhōu)都(dōu)有(yǒu)大树(dàshù)，我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)找(zhǎo)？

    There are big trees all around. How can I find you?

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)出来(chūlái)。

    Fine, I'll come out myself.

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2 examples
01

池(chí)塘(táng)的(de)四(sì)周(zhōu)以(yǐ)前(qián)种(zhòng)满(mǎn)了(le)大(dà)树(shù)。

There used to be big trees around the pond.

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

02

他(tā)看(kàn)了(le)看(kàn)四(sì)周(zhōu)，但(dàn)没(méi)看(kàn)见(jiàn)任(rèn)何(hé)人(rén)。

He looked in all directions, but didn't see anyone.

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

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