圈[juān]

动

1. shut in a pen; pen in

♦ 把羊群~起来 herd the sheep into the pens

♦ 别老~在书房里。 Don't shut yourself up in your study.

2. 口 lock up; put in jail

♦ 犯人都~起来了。 The prisoners were locked up.

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圈[juàn]
名pen; fold; sty

♦ 把羊轰到~里去。 Put the flock in the fold.

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圈[quān]
名

1. circle; ring

♦ 我到外面转了一~。 I've been out for a walk.

♦ 孩子们围成一~。 The children gathered around in a circle.

♦ 我们的飞机降落前在机场上空绕~儿。 Our plane circled the airport before landing.

2. circle; group

♦ 他不是~里人。 He doesn't belong to the inner circle. or He's not on the inside.

动

1. enclose; encircle

♦ 用篱笆把菜园~起来 enclose the vegetable garden with a fence

2. mark with a circle

♦ 把那个错字~了。 Mark the wrong word with a circle.

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