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围绕

wéirào

revolve around

Usage note

围绕指以某事物为中心或环绕。

wéirào zhǐ yǐ mǒu shìwù wéi zhōngxīn huò huánrào.

Revolve around means to center on something or encircle.

Context note

可用于物理环绕或抽象话题。

kě yòng yú wùlǐ huánrào huò chōuxiàng huàtí.

Can be used for physical encircling or abstract topics.

5 examples

地球围绕太阳转。
dì qiú wéi rào tài yáng zhuǎn。
The Earth revolves around the sun.
大家围绕篝火唱歌。
dà jiā wéi rào gōu huǒ chàng gē。
Everyone sang around the campfire.
讨论围绕环保展开。
tǎo lùn wéi rào huán bǎo zhǎn kāi。
The discussion revolved around environmental protection.
孩子们围绕老师听故事。
hái zi men wéi rào lǎo shī tīng gù shì。
The children gathered around the teacher to listen to a story.
故事围绕一只小猫展开。
gù shì wéi rào yì zhī xiǎo māo zhǎn kāi。
The story revolves around a little cat.

5 mini stories

小行星围绕太阳运行。
xiǎo xíng xīng wéi rào tài yáng yùn xíng。
Asteroids revolve around the sun.
大家围绕蛋糕唱生日歌。
dà jiā wéi rào dàn gāo chàng shēng rì gē。
Everyone gathered around the cake and sang the birthday song.
课堂讨论围绕友谊进行。
kè táng tǎo lùn wéi rào yǒu yì jìn xíng。
The class discussion revolved around friendship.
孩子们围绕花园跑步。
hái zi men wéi rào huā yuán pǎo bù。
The children ran around the garden.
故事围绕勇敢的小兔子展开。
gù shì wéi rào yǒng gǎn de xiǎo tù zi zhǎn kāi。
The story revolves around a brave little rabbit.

Mini dialogue

我们的太阳系

A
地球围绕太阳转。
Dìqiú wéirào tàiyáng zhuàn.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
B
是的,月亮围绕地球转。
Shì de, yuèliang wéirào dìqiú zhuàn.
Yes, the Moon revolves around the Earth.

讨论话题

A
我们围绕环保话题讨论。
Wǒmen wéirào huánbǎo huàtí tǎolùn.
We discuss around the topic of environmental protection.
B
好主意,围绕这个主题我们可以做很多事。
Hǎo zhǔyi, wéirào zhège zhǔtí wǒmen kěyǐ zuò hěn duō shì.
Good idea, we can do many things around this theme.

Related words and contrasts

similar
包围
bāo wéi
surround

Similar meaning, often used for encircling.

similar
环绕
huán rào
circle around

Similar, but more about moving in a circle.

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