surroundings; vicinity; nearby areas
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the immediate surroundings; nearby areas in all directions; vicinity
Refers to the area immediately adjacent to a specific location in all four cardinal directions (front, back, left, right). Often used to describe the environment around a building, village, or specific site.
Cūn村
zi子
sì四
páng旁
zhǒng种
mǎn满
le了
gāo高
dà大
de的
yáng杨
shù树
。
The village is surrounded by tall poplar trees on all sides.
Xué学
xiào校
sì四
páng旁
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
cān餐
guǎn馆
hé和
shū书
diàn店
。
There are many restaurants and bookstores in the vicinity of the school.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
miào庙
de的
sì四
páng旁
dōu都
shì是
qiān千
nián年
gǔ古
shù树
。
There are thousand-year-old trees surrounding this ancient temple on all sides.