round; circular; revolving
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesadjective
round; circular; ball-shaped
Often used before nouns with 的 to describe round shapes, especially faces, moons, or objects.
Tā她
zhǎng长
zhe着
yī一
zhāng张
tuán团
tuán团
de的
xiǎo小
liǎn脸
r儿
。
She has a cute little round face.
Tiān天
shang上
guà挂
zhe着
tuán团
tuán团
de的
yuè月
liang亮
。
A round moon hangs in the sky.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
bǎ把
xuě雪
gǔn滚
chéng成
le了
tuán团
tuán团
de的
qiú球
。
The children rolled the snow into round balls.
adjective
revolving; surrounding; encircling
Commonly used in set phrases like 团团转 (spinning round and round) or 团团围住 (surrounding completely).
Tā他
jí急
de得
tuán团
tuán团
zhuàn转
。
He was so anxious that he paced around in circles.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
bǎ把
dí敌
rén人
tuán团
tuán团
wéi围
zhù住
。
The soldiers surrounded the enemy completely.
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Dà大
jiā家
tuán团
tuán团
zuò坐
，
kāi开
shǐ始
tǎo讨
lùn论
。
Everyone sat in a circle and began the discussion.
Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
zhuī追
zhe着
zì自
jǐ己
de的
wěi尾
ba巴
tuán团
tuán团
zhuàn转
。
The puppy chased its own tail in circles.