转圈

轉圈

zhuànquān

verb #11,085

Meanings

1 to spin around
2 to go in circles
3 to rotate

Characters

to rotate; to spin

Examples

小狗一直在原地转圈。

Xiǎogǒu yīzhí zài yuándì zhuànquān.

The puppy keeps spinning in circles on the spot.

他说话总是转圈，不肯说重点。

Tā shuōhuà zǒngshì zhuànquān, bù kěn shuō zhòngdiǎn.

He always beats around the bush and won't get to the point.

Tips

usage

转圈 can be literal (spinning around) or figurative (beating around the bush, going nowhere). Also said as 转圈子.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

圈 quān