quān

圈

HSK 4Character · Noun · Verb

circle; ring; to circle; to enclose

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

4 senses · 12 examples
1.

noun

circle; ring; loop (a round shape or object)

Can refer to physical rings or loops, and also to laps in running.

Tā他
yòng用
fěn粉
bǐ笔
zài在
dì地
shang上
huà画
le了
yī一
gè个
quān圈
 。

He drew a circle on the ground with chalk.

Tā她
dài戴
zhe着
yī一
gè个
yín银
xiàng项
quān圈
 。

She is wearing a silver neck ring.

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Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
rào绕
gōng公
yuán园
pǎo跑
liǎng两
quān圈
 。

I run two laps around the park every day.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
wéi围
zhe着
lǎo老
shī师
zuò坐
chéng成
yī一
quān圈
 。

The children sat in a circle around the teacher.

2.

noun

circle; group; community (a social or professional sphere)

Used to describe groups of people with shared interests or professions.

Tā他
zài在
yú娱
lè乐
quān圈
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
 。

He is very famous in the entertainment circle.

Zhè这
shì是
quān圈
nèi内
rén人
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
de的
xiāo消
xi息
 。

This is news known to everyone inside the circle.

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Wǒ我
men们
shǔ属
yú于
bù不
tóng同
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
quān圈
 。

We belong to different social circles.

3.

verb

to encircle; to enclose; to fence in

Often used for marking territory or enclosing an area.

Kāi开
fā发
shāng商
quān圈
le了
yī一
dà大
kuài块
dì地
zhǔn准
bèi备
jiàn建
lóu楼
 。

The developer enclosed a large plot of land to build apartments.

Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
zhà栅
lan栏
bǎ把
cài菜
dì地
quān圈
le了
qǐ起
lái来
 。

The farmer fenced in the vegetable plot with a fence.

4.

verb

to circle; to mark with a circle

Commonly used when checking, correcting, or selecting items on paper.

Lǎo老
shī师
bǎ把
wǒ我
de的
zhèng正
què确
dá答
àn案
quān圈
le了
chū出
lái来
 。

The teacher circled my correct answer.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
nǐ你
yào要
xuǎn选
de的
xuǎn选
xiàng项
quān圈
yī一
xià下
 。

Please circle the option you want to choose.

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Zhè这
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
xū需
yào要
quān圈
yuè阅
 。

This document needs to be reviewed and marked with circles.