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围绕

wéi rào

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 圍繞

What 围绕 means

1. to revolve around
2. to center on (an issue)

The characters in 围绕

• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 绕ràoto wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around

Example sentences

• 那里有许多雏菊围绕着钢铁大厦。
  Nàli yǒu xǔduō chújú wéirào zhe gāngtiě dàshà.
  There are daisies around the steel building.
• 我被各国语言及文字的爱好者所围绕。
  Wǒ bèi gèguó yǔyán jí wénzì de àihàozhě suǒ wéirào.
  I'm surrounded by linguaphiles!
• 这个词后来被用来指代围绕大天体的小天体。
  The word came to be used for all small heavenly bodies revolving about larger ones.
• 地球大约每三百六十五天就会围绕太阳旋转一周。
  Dìqiú dàyuē měi sān bǎi liùshí wǔ tiān jiù huì wéirào tàiyang xuánzhuǎn yīzhōu.
  The earth makes one revolution around the sun in about 365 days.