Definition
环城 is a verb-object compound meaning 'to go around the city' (encircle the city). It often appears in compound nouns like 环城路 (ring road) and 环城公交 (city-circling bus). As a separable verb (离合词), you can insert a measure word or duration between 环 and 城—for example, 环了一圈城 ('went around the city once').
v.o.
to encircle the cityto go around the city
Examples
- 环城。Nǐ kěyǐ zuò huán chéng gōngjiāo qù shì zhōngxīn.You can take the city-circling bus to the city center.
- 。Tā huán le yì quān chéng cái zhǎo dào nà jiā diàn.He went around the city once before finding that shop.
- 环城。huán chéng yì zhōu dàyuē xūyào liǎng gè xiǎoshí.Going around the city once takes about two hours.
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