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环绕

huán rào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 環繞

环绕 (huán rào) means "to surround; to circle; to revolve around". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 环绕 means

1. to surround
2. to circle
3. to revolve around

The characters in 环绕

• 环huánring; hoop; loop
• 绕ràoto wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around

Example sentences

• 日本被海环绕着。
  Japan is surrounded by sea.
• 这座城市被群山环绕。
  The mountains were all around the city.
• 让卫星环绕地球的是重力。
  Ràng wèixīng huánrào dìqiú de shì zhònglì.
  It's gravity that makes satellites move around the Earth.
• 他垂下手臂环绕住她然后亲吻。
  Tā chuíxià shǒubì huánrào zhù tā ránhòu qīnwěn.
  He slid his arms around her and kissed her.
• 光一秒钟能够环绕地球七圈半。
  Light travels around the earth seven and a half times a second.
• 现代交通使我们能在几天内环绕地球。
  Xiàndài jiāotōng shǐ wǒmen néng zài jǐ tiān nèi huánrào dìqiú.
  Modern travel enables us to go around the world in a few days.

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