周围

zhōu wéi

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. environs; surroundings; periphery

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 中心 zhōng xīn 中心 zhōng xīn center 核心区域，与周围相对: center

Related words

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• 四周 sì zhōu 四周 sì zhōu all around 强调四个方向的范围: all around

Synonyms

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• 附近 fù jìn 附近 fù jìn nearby; neighboring 指靠近某地的地方: nearby; neighboring
• 周边 zhōu biān 周边 zhōu biān periphery 周围附近的地方: periphery

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“在…周围”结构搭配，表示“在某物的四周”。

Common mistakes

“周围”不可作形容词，不像英语“surrounding”可修饰名词。

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min

空间顺序 and 逻辑顺序 for Organising a Paragraph

Organise a Chinese paragraph by space (walking the reader through a place) or by logic (first, second, finally; in short).

Reading: zhōu wéi Open guide

Example Sentences

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学校 周围 有很多树。

There are many trees around the school.

他对 周围 的一切感到麻木。

He feels numb to everything around him.

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Words Containing 周围

• 周围性眩晕 周围性眩晕 zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn: peripheral vertigo

Child Words of 周围

• 周 周 zhōu: to make a circuit
• 围 围 wéi: to encircle