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

HSK 3
Háizi men tuántuán wéizhù le yéye.
The children surrounded grandpa on all sides.
HSK 5
Tā bèi zhèxiē wèntí gǎo de tuántuánzhuàn.
He was sent spinning in circles by these problems.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

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