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环绕

huán rào · huan rao

Traditional 環繞

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to surround
  2. to circle
  3. to revolve around
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Around the lake

  1. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，这个(zhège)湖(hú)被(bèi)树(shù)环绕(huánrào)着(zhe)，真(zhēn)美(měi)。

    Look, this lake is surrounded by trees. It's so beautiful.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)绕着(ràozhe)湖(hú)走(zǒu)一圈(yīquān)吧(ba)！

    Let's walk a lap around the lake!

  3. Liangliang

    一圈(yīquān)有(yǒu)多长(duōcháng)？

    How long is one lap?

  4. Dengdeng

    大概(dàgài)五公里(wǔgōnglǐ)，要(yào)走(zǒu)一个半小时(yīgebànxiǎoshí)。

    About five kilometres. It takes an hour and a half to walk.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)这儿(zhèr)看(kàn)吧(ba)，这儿(zhèr)也(yě)被(bèi)树(shù)环绕(huánrào)着(zhe)。

    Then let's sit here and look. It's surrounded by trees here too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

现(xiàn)代(dài)交(jiāo)通(tōng)使(shǐ)我(wǒ)们(men)能(néng)在(zài)几(jǐ)天(tiān)内(nèi)环(huán)绕(rào)地(dì)球(qiú)。

Modern travel enables us to go around the world in a few days.

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

02

今(jīn)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)人(rén)造(zào)卫(wèi)星(xīng)正(zhèng)在(zài)环(huán)绕(rào)地(dì)球(qiú)运(yùn)转(zhuǎn)。

Today our artificial satellites are revolving around the earth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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