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围绕

wéi rào · wei rao

Traditional 圍繞

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to revolve around
  2. to center on (an issue)
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Everyone around the teacher

  1. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，小朋友们(xiǎopéngyǒumen)围绕(wéirào)着(zhe)老师(lǎoshī)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Look, the kids are gathered around the teacher singing.

  2. Liangliang

    太(tài)可爱(kěài)了(le)！还(hái)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)围绕(wéirào)着(zhe)他们(tāmen)跑(pǎo)。

    So cute! And a puppy is running around them too.

  3. Dengdeng

    小狗(xiǎogǒu)在(zài)找(zhǎo)什么(shénme)呢(ne)？

    What is the puppy looking for?

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)一直(yīzhí)围绕(wéirào)老师(lǎoshī)的(de)包(bāo)跑(pǎo)，包(bāo)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)饼干(bǐnggān)！

    It keeps running around the teacher's bag. There are cookies in the bag!

  5. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)围绕(wéirào)着(zhe)老师(lǎoshī)。

    No wonder everyone is gathered around the teacher.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)许(xǔ)多(duō)雏(chú)菊(jú)围(wéi)绕(rào)着(zhe)钢(gāng)铁(tiě)大(dà)厦(shà)。

There are daisies around the steel building.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)词(cí)后(hòu)来(lái)被(bèi)用(yòng)来(lái)指(zhǐ)代(dài)围(wéi)绕(rào)大(dà)天(tiān)体(tǐ)的(de)小(xiǎo)天(tiān)体(tǐ)。

The word came to be used for all small heavenly bodies revolving about larger ones.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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