太平洋周边

太平洋周邊

Tàipíngyáng zhōubiān

noun

Meanings

1 Pacific Rim (the lands and economies bordering the Pacific Ocean)

Characters

peaceful / flat

around / circumference

Examples

HSK 7-9

太平洋周边国家的经济联系越来越紧密。

Tàipíngyáng zhōubiān guójiā de jīngjì liánxì yuèláiyuè jǐnmì.

Economic ties among Pacific Rim countries are growing ever closer.

HSK 7-9

这次峰会聚集了太平洋周边的主要经济体。

Zhècì fēnghuì jùjí le Tàipíngyáng zhōubiān de zhǔyào jīngjìtǐ.

The summit gathered the major economies of the Pacific Rim.

Tips

usage

More commonly written as 环太平洋 ('around the Pacific'), e.g. 环太平洋经济合作 (Pacific Rim economic cooperation), 环太平洋火山带 (Pacific Ring of Fire). 太平洋周边 is the looser, news-style phrasing.

Stroke Order

太 tài

平 píng

洋 yáng

周 zhōu

边 biān