团团

團團
tuántuán
adverb #26,895

Meanings

  1. 1 round and round
  2. 2 in circles
  3. 3 surrounding on all sides

Examples

Háizimen tuántuán wéizhùle yéye.
The children surrounded grandpa on all sides.
Tā bèi zhèxiē wèntí gǎo de tuántuán zhuǎn.
He was sent spinning in circles by these problems.

Tips

usage
团团 is most commonly used in the set phrase 团团转 (tuántuán zhuǎn), meaning 'to spin in circles' or 'to be frantically busy going around in circles.' On its own it means 'surrounding completely.'

Stroke Order

tuán