CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

圈

quānHSK 6

圈 (quān) is an HSK 6 Chinese word with 6 definitions and 8 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH4
DEFINITIONS6
EXAMPLES8
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

noun 名

  1. Englishcircle

    • EX
      大家围成一个圈坐下来休息。

      Everyone sat down in a circle to rest.

    • EX
      他在朋友圈里分享了自己旅游时拍的照片。

      He shared photos from his trip on WeChat Moments.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto shut in

    • EX
      你不能整天把自己圈在房间里,应该多出去走走,晒晒太阳。

      You can't shut yourself in your room all day; you should get outside more and get some sunshine.

    • EX
      牧民们把羊群圈在院子里,防止它们晚上跑丢。

      The herders penned the sheep in the yard to stop them from wandering off at night.

  2. Englishconfine

3

noun 名

  1. Englishpen

    • EX
      农民在后院盖了一个猪圈,用来养猪。

      The farmer built a pig pen in the back yard to raise pigs.

    • EX
      狼群在羊圈外面转来转去,寻找机会进去。

      A pack of wolves prowled around outside the sheep pen, looking for a chance to get in.

  2. Englishenclosure

4

verb 动

  1. Englishto circle

    • EX
      请在试卷上把正确的答案圈出来。

      Please circle the correct answer on the test paper.

    • EX
      老师用红笔把课文里的生字圈了起来,让大家重点记忆。

      The teacher circled the new Chinese characters in red and asked everyone to focus on memorising them.