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圍繞

简 围绕 · 繁 圍繞
Mandarin · pinyin wéi rào

Meanings

  1. to revolve around
  2. to center on (an issue)
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圍
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繞
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围
wéi · surround, encircle, corral
绕
rào · entwine; wind around; surround
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2–4 · wei2 rao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wai4 jiu2 · wai4 jiu5

Cantonese word readings for 圍繞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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wai4 jiu5

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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verb

  1. to circle around; to encircle; to surround
  2. to revolve around a topic or issue; to centre on; to focus on

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