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团团转

tuán tuán zhuàn · tuan tuan zhuan

Traditional 團團轉

Meaning

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  1. to go round and round
  2. running around in circles
  3. fig. frantically busy
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Running in circles

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)忙(máng)得(de)团团转(tuántuánzhuàn)。

    I'm so busy today that I'm running in circles.

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么了(zěnmele)？

    What happened?

  3. Liangliang

    一会儿(yīhuìr)开会(kāihuì)，一会儿(yīhuìr)接电话(jiēdiànhuà)，还要(háiyào)写(xiě)报告(bàogào)。

    One moment a meeting, the next a phone call, and I still have reports to write.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)坐着(zuòzhe)，怎么(zěnme)还(hái)在(zài)团团转(tuántuánzhuàn)？

    You're sitting now. How come you're still spinning?

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，这(zhè)是(shì)转椅(zhuànyǐ)，我(wǒ)一动(yīdòng)就(jiù)团团转(tuántuánzhuàn)！

    Haha, it's a swivel chair. I spin whenever I move!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)明(míng)天(tiān)的(de)会(huì)议(yì)，他(tā)忙(máng)得(de)团(tuán)团(tuán)转(zhuàn)。

He was running around in circles preparing for tomorrow's meeting.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)走(zǒu)丢(diū)了(le)，妈(mā)妈(ma)急(jí)得(de)团(tuán)团(tuán)转(zhuàn)。

The child was lost, and the mother was so anxious she was running around in circles.

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