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周围

zhōu wéi

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 周圍

周围 (zhōu wéi) means "environs; surroundings; periphery". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 周围 means

1. environs; surroundings; periphery

The characters in 周围

• 周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle; circle
• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around

Example sentences

• 我看了看周围。
  I looked around me.
• 这里的周围都是山冈。
  Zhèlǐ de zhōuwéi dōu shì shāngāng.
  This place is surrounded by hills.
• 周围的地区非常安静。
  The surrounding area was very quiet.
• 这栋房子的周围有篱笆。
  Zhè dòng fángzi de zhōuwéi yǒu líba.
  There is a fence around the house.
• 他可能在公园周围慢跑。
  He may be jogging around the park.
• 我去过上海周围的地方。
  I've been to the area surrounding Shanghai.

Words starting with 周围

• 周围神经zhōu wéi shén jīng(anatomy) peripheral nervous system
• 周围性眩晕zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùnperipheral vertigo

Where 周围 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Geography & places (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhōu wéi correctly.
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