粵

環waan4繞jiu2

simp环绕
waan4 jiu2waan4 jiu5huán rào

English

  1. to surround
  2. to circle
  3. to revolve around
  4. to encircle; to surround
  5. to travel around something

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 圍住、包住一個地方
  2. 圍住一個地方行一個圈

Examples

  • 日本被海环绕着。

    Japan is surrounded by sea.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 這座城市被群山環繞。

    The mountains were all around the city.

    Tatoeba · offdare CC BY

  • 这座城市被群山环绕。

    The mountains were all around the city.

    Tatoeba · offdare CC BY

  • 让卫星环绕地球的是重力。

    It's gravity that makes satellites move around the Earth.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 光一秒鐘能夠環繞地球七圈半。

    Light travels around the earth seven and a half times a second.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 他垂下手臂环绕住她然后亲吻。

    He slid his arms around her and kissed her.

    Tatoeba · suitchic CC BY

  • 環繞地球一週

    to travel around Earth once

  • 湖泊嘅四面有山環繞。

    The lake is surrounded by hills. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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