周围 zhōuwéi surroundings
surroundings; vicinity; environment
怎么记住“周围”: 周 week + 围 encircle = surroundings.
汉字
用法
- Surroundings / the area around - 周围的环境 (zhōuwéi de huánjìng) the surrounding environment; 周围没有人 (zhōuwéi méiyǒu rén) no one around.
- Contrast 附近 (fùjìn, nearby/vicinity): 附近 means 'in the neighborhood', while 周围 means 'all around (a point)', encircling it.
- 周 (circle) + 围 (surround).
例句
- 房子的周围是一片草地。 Fángzi de zhōuwéi shì yī piàn cǎodì.The house is surrounded by lawn.
- 他住在公园周围的某个地方。 Tā zhù zài gōngyuán zhōuwéi de mǒugè dìfāng.He lives somewhere around the park.
- 很快人群就在他周围聚集了起来。 Hěnkuài rénqún jiù zài tā zhōuwéi jùjí le qǐlái.A crowd soon gathered around him.