周zau1圍wai4

English

1. environs; surroundings; periphery
2. around; on all sides; surrounding area
3. everywhere, all over the place

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 環繞住某個中心點嘅地帶
2. 所有地方，或某個範圍內嘅所有地方

Examples

• 呢度周圍都係樹。

  There are trees all around.

• 唔好擺到你啲嘢周圍都係。

  Don't scatter your things about.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 湯姆答應佢唔會周圍同人講

  Tom promised he wouldn't tell anyone.

  Tatoeba · bearyung CC BY

• 呢座大廈周圍嘅環境好複雜。

  The surrounding environment of this building is very complex. ----

• 我個仔識行之後就喺屋企周圍行。

  After my son learns how to walk, he'll be all around the house.

• 阿Tom周圍望，但係見唔到有人。

  Tom looked around, but didn't see anyone.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 點解你唔順應周圍嘅情況改變生活方式呢？

  Why don't you adapt your way of life to circumstances?

  Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

• 佢哋已經周圍搵過佢，但係就邊度都搵唔到佢。

  They looked everywhere for him, but couldn't find him anywhere.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY