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周旋

zhōu xuán

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

周旋 (zhōu xuán) means "to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 周旋 means

1. to mix with others
2. to socialize
3. to deal with
4. to contend

The characters in 周旋

• 周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle; circle
• 旋xuánto revolve; a loop; a circle

Sounds the same

Read zhōu xuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 周璇Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhōu xuán correctly.
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