循环

循環

xúnhuán

verb HSK 6 #5,437

Meanings

1 to cycle; to circulate; to loop
2 circulation; cycle

Characters

to follow; to abide by

ring; loop; to surround

Following a ring — going around in a cycle.

Examples

血液在体内不断循环。

Xuèyè zài tǐnèi bùduàn xúnhuán.

Blood circulates continuously in the body.

这是一个恶性循环。

Zhè shì yī gè èxìng xúnhuán.

This is a vicious cycle.

我们要发展循环经济。

Wǒmen yào fāzhǎn xúnhuán jīngjì.

We need to develop a circular economy.

四季循环，周而复始。

Sì jì xúnhuán, zhōu ér fù shǐ.

The four seasons cycle, repeating endlessly.

Tips

usage

Common compounds: 恶性循环 (vicious cycle), 良性循环 (virtuous cycle), 血液循环 (blood circulation), 循环利用 (recycling).

Stroke Order

循 xún

环 huán