周围zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery

1. 1.

   environs; surroundings; peripherynoun

• 周circumference
• 围all around

周围 often follows a place word, as in 学校周围, and can also stand alone, as in 看看周围.

1. HSK 5

   学校周围有很多饭店。

   Xuéxiào zhōuwéi yǒu hěn duō fàndiàn.

   There are a lot of restaurants around the school.

2. HSK 5

   我家周围很安静。

   Wǒ jiā zhōuwéi hěn ānjìng.

   It's very quiet around my home.

3. HSK 5

   他看了看周围，没有人。

   Tā kàn le kàn zhōuwéi, méiyǒu rén.

   He looked around; there is nobody there.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的新家怎么样？

   Nǐ de xīn jiā zěnmeyàng?

   How is your new home?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   很好，周围有一座大公园。

   Hěn hǎo, zhōuwéi yǒu yí zuò dà gōngyuán.

   Great. There's a big park around it.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你每天去公园跑步吗？

   Nǐ měitiān qù gōngyuán pǎobù ma?

   Do you go running in the park every day?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   对，早上公园里人不多。

   Duì, zǎoshang gōngyuán li rén bù duō.

   Yes. There aren't many people in the park in the morning.

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