( 环形 ) circle ⇒ 说话绕圈子 shuōhuà rào quānzi → express oneself in a roundabout way
圈点
( 加标点 ) punctuate
怪圈
strange phenomenon ( pl phenomena )
兜圈子
( 盘旋 ) circle
圈内人
insider ⇒ 圈内人提起他，都会说三个字：大画家。 Quānnèirén tíqǐ tā, dōu huì shuō sānge zì: dà huàjiā. → When insiders speak of him, they all say these words: great painter.
绕圈子
( 指走路 ) go round and round in circles ( pt went ) , pp gone
English translation of '圈'
圈
(juān)
动
pen ... in
⇒ 别总把孩子圈在家里。 (Biè zǒng bǎ háizi juān zài jiā li.) You shouldn't keep the children penned up in the house.
see also
圈 (juàn) , 圈 (quān)
圈
(juàn)
名
pen
⇒ 猪圈 (zhūjuàn) pigsty
see also
圈 (juān) , 圈 (quān)
圈
(quān)
名
(= 环形物) circle
⇒ 北极圈 (Běijíquān) Arctic Circle
(= 范围) circle
动
circle
⇒ 请圈出正确的答案。 (Qǐng quānchū zhèngquè de dá'àn.) Please circle the right answer.