huánxíng

环形

Word · NounTraditional環形

ring; ring-shaped; circular

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

ring shape; circular shape; annulus

neutral

A formal or descriptive term for any object or formation that is ring-shaped. Common in geometry, geography (e.g.,环形山), and urban planning (e.g., 环形公路).

Tǔ土
xīng星
zhōu周
wéi围
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
huán环
xíng形
guāng光
huán环
 。

Saturn has a distinct ring-shaped halo around it.

Tā他
men们
zài在
shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
zhì制
zào造
le了
yī一
gè个
cí磁
xìng性
huán环
xíng形
 。

They created a magnetic ring shape in the laboratory.

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Zhè这
gè个
chéng城
shì市
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
shū枢
niǔ纽
jiàn建
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
jù巨
dà大
de的
huán环
xíng形
 。

The city's traffic hub was built into a huge ring shape.

Yuè月
qiú球
de的
biǎo表
miàn面
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
huán环
xíng形
shān山
 。

The moon's surface has many craters (literally 'ring-shaped mountains').