juàn

出圈

Word · Noun · VerbTraditional圈

pen for livestock; clean a pen

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

pen; sty; fold; shed for livestock

dialect

Refers to a fenced or enclosed area for raising animals like pigs or sheep.

Zhū猪
juàn圈
gāi该
dǎ打
sǎo扫
le了
 。

The pigsty needs to be cleaned.

Yáng羊
juàn圈
zài在
cūn村
zi子
de的
běi北
biān边
 。

The sheepfold is to the north of the village.

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Tā他
qù去
juàn圈
lǐ里
wèi喂
niú牛
 。

He went to the pen to feed the cows.

2.

verb

to clean out a livestock pen; to remove manure from a pen

dialect

A specific rural/husbandry term for the chore of cleaning animal pens. Often used with '出'.

Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
hòu后
yuàn院
chū出
juàn圈
ne呢
 。

He is cleaning out the pen in the backyard right now.

Měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
chén晨
dōu都
yào要
juàn圈
zhū猪
juàn圈
 。

We have to clean the pig pen every morning.