circle around; rotate; go around in circles
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to move in a circle around a point; to rotate around a center; to circle around
Commonly used with the 'erhua' suffix '儿' (转圈儿) in spoken Mandarin. Can refer to rotating on one's own axis (turning around) or moving in a circular path around an external point.
Tā他
zhuàn转
quān圈
kàn看
le了
dà大
jiā家
yī一
yǎn眼
。
He turned around to look at everyone.
Wǒ我
zhuàn转
le了
sān三
ge个
quān圈
r儿
yě也
méi没
zhǎo找
zhe着
tā他
。
I walked around in circles three times but still couldn't find him.
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Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
gāo高
xìng兴
de得
zhí直
zhuàn转
quān圈
。
The puppy was so happy it kept spinning in circles.