Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
转圈
zhuànquān
Description
“转圈”表示绕着一个地方走，也可以表示身体或东西不停地转动。人们常用它来描述人在原地转，或事情一直重复，没有进展。
"转圈" means to walk around a place or to have a body or object continuously spinning. People often use it to describe someone turning in place or a situation that keeps repeating without progress.
Meanings
转圈zhuànquān
to walk or move around in circles
他在原地转圈。
He is spinning in place.
转圈zhuànquān
to spin or rotate continuously
风车在转圈。
The windmill is spinning.
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Notes
- Etymology
转 means “turn” or “rotate”; 圈 means “circle” or “round.”
- Nuance
转圈儿 is also common, especially in northern spoken Chinese.
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