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圆 yuán

I. circle [ˈsɜːkl] N

1. circle:

circle
圆 yuán
circle
圆周 yuánzhōu

2. circle:

circle
圆形物 yuánxíngwù
a circle of trees
一圈树木

3. circle:

circle
圈子 quānzi
circle
集团 jítuán
cultural circles
文化界

4. circle:

circle
(剧场的)楼厅包厢 lóutīng bāoxiāng

5. circle:

circle
周期 zhōuqī
circle
循环 xúnhuán
the circle of 24 hours
24小时的周期

II. circle [ˈsɜːkl] VB trans

circle
环绕 huánrào
circle
绕过 ràoguò
The ship circled the iceberg.
船绕过冰山。

III. circle [ˈsɜːkl] VB intr

circle
盘旋 pánxuán
circle
旋转 xuánzhuǎn

circle [ˈsɜːkl]

come full circle
兜一圈后回到原处 dōu yīquān hòu huídào yuánchù
go [or run] round in circles
瞎忙 xiāmáng
go [or run] round in circles
空忙 kōngmáng

Antarctic Circle N

the Antarctic Circle
南极圈 nánjíquān

Arctic Circle N

Arctic Circle
北极圈 běijíquān
Present
Icircle
youcircle
he/she/itcircles
wecircle
youcircle
theycircle
Past
Icircled
youcircled
he/she/itcircled
wecircled
youcircled
theycircled
Present Perfect
Ihavecircled
youhavecircled
he/she/ithascircled
wehavecircled
youhavecircled
theyhavecircled
Past Perfect
Ihadcircled
youhadcircled
he/she/ithadcircled
wehadcircled
youhadcircled
theyhadcircled
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a circle of trees
一圈树木
the Antarctic Circle
南极圈 nánjíquān
describe a circle
画圆
come full circle
兜一圈后回到原处 dōu yīquān hòu huídào yuánchù
the circle of 24 hours
24小时的周期

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The Antarctic Circle marks the northern extremity of the southern hemisphere 24-hour sunlit day, and 24-hour sunless night at sea level.
en.wikipedia.org
With the extra days, passengers head further south for a possible crossing of the Antarctic Circle.
o.canada.com
Bring warm clothes -- we have to cross the Antarctic Circle five times!
www.afloat.ie
In the process she became the first steam vessel to cross the Antarctic Circle.
en.wikipedia.org
But bone analysis studied from dinosaurs that once lived in the Antarctic Circle suggests that the animals did not hibernate.
www.dnaindia.com

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