Definition
转圈 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to spin, turn around, or go in circles'. The object 圈 can be separated from the verb 转 when adding duration or measure words — for example, 转了两圈 ('turned/spun twice') or 转了一个圈 ('made one turn'). The word literally breaks down as 'turn + circle'.
v.o.
to turn aroundto spinto go in circles
Examples
- 转圈。Tā xǐhuān bù tíng de zhuàn quān.He likes to spin around endlessly.
- 转圈。Xiǎopéngyou zài cāochǎng shàng zhuàn quān.The children are running in circles on the playground.
- 。Wǒ zhuàn le shí jǐ quān cái zhǎodào chūkǒu.I went around in circles over a dozen times before finding the exit.
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