HSK 4 · Places

周围 zhōuwéi “environs” in Chinese

Traditional 周圍

What 周围 means

  1. environs
  2. surroundings
  3. periphery

How to say 周围

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale周zhōu1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale围wéi2nd tone, rising

周围 in a sentence

  1. 周围环境怎么样？静不静？夜晚闹不闹？

    Zhōuwéi huánjìng zěnmeyàng? Jìng bu jìng? Yèwǎn nào bu nào?

    What’s the neighbourhood like? Is it quiet? Is it noisy at night?

    Sentence #420388 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他住在公园周围的某个地方。

    Tā zhù zài gōngyuán zhōuwéi de mǒu ge dìfang.

    He lives somewhere around the park.

    Sentence #334975 from Tatoeba

  3. 我看了看周围。

    Wǒ kàn le kàn zhōuwéi.

    I looked around.

    Sentence #780264 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 周围 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 周 (zhōu) with each of its parts in a different colour
周zhōuto make a circuit
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 土earth · tǔ
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 围 (wéi) with each of its parts in a different colour
围wéito encircle
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 韦tanned leather · wéiSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 韦 (wéi) hints at the sound. Compare it with wéi.

How to write 周围

周 8 strokes · 围 7 strokes

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周围 (zhōuwéi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 周围 (zhōuwéi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 周围

Words with 周

周zhōu · week周末zhōumò · weekend周到zhōudào · thoughtful周年zhōunián · anniversary周期zhōuqī · cycle周边zhōubiān · surrounding周密zhōumì · thorough周转zhōuzhuǎn · turnover周折zhōuzhé · twists and turns众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī · as everyone knows

Words with 围

围巾wéijīn · scarf围绕wéirào · to revolve around范围fànwéi · range包围bāowéi · to surround

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中国Zhōngguó · China北京Běijīng · Beijing家jiā · home亚洲Yàzhōu · Asia长城Chángchéng · the Great Wall长江Cháng Jiāng · Yangtze River邮局yóujú · post office座位zuòwèi · seat

FAQs

周围 (zhōuwéi) means “environs” or “surroundings”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it zhōuwéi: zhōu with a 1st tone, then wéi with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 周围 is written 周圍. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhouwei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 周围 from the suggestions. Typing zhouwei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
周围 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.