Meaning of 环绕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
huánrào
- to surround
- to circle
- to revolve around
环绕 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
今天我们的人造卫星正在环绕地球运转。
Today our artificial satellites are revolving around the earth.
让卫星环绕地球的是重力。
It's gravity that makes satellites move around the Earth.
这将是我环绕美国旅行中一个很好的纪念品。
This will be a good souvenir of my trip around the United States.
光一秒钟能够环绕地球七圈半。
Light travels around the earth seven and a half times a second.
这座城市被群山环绕。
The mountains were all around the city.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
环 huán · ring · 8 strokes
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绕 rào · to wind · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 环绕.
| 环境 | huánjìng | environment; circumstances |
| 环保 | huánbǎo | environmental protection; environmentally friendly |
| 围绕 | wéirào | to revolve around; to center on (an issue) |
| 环节 | huánjié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated w |
| 循环 | xúnhuán | to cycle; to circulate |
| 环球 | huánqiú | around the world; worldwide |
| 光环 | guānghuán | ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor |
| 绕行 | ràoxíng | to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit |
| 连环 | liánhuán | chain of rings; (attributive) linked; successive; serial |
| 耳环 | ěrhuán | earring |
| 绕过 | ràoguò | to detour; to bypass |
| 绕道 | ràodào | to go by a roundabout route; to take a detour |
Questions about 环绕
What does 环绕 mean?
环绕 (huánrào) means "to surround; to circle" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 环绕?
环绕 is made of 2 characters: 环 (8 strokes), 绕 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 环绕 an HSK word?
Yes. 环绕 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 环绕 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 环绕 is written 環繞.