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周边 zhōubiān

周边 zhōubiān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 周边 zhōubiān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhōubiān | zhou1 bian1
English translation
periphery
rim
surroundings
all around
perimeter
peripheral (computing)

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About 周边 zhōubiān

Read some general information about the Chinese word 周边 zhōubiān .

Traditional form

周邊

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí
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Etymology of 周边 zhōubiān

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Zhōu

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of engraved jade, now written as diāo . kǒu (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value. In simplified Chinese Zhōu is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is

Positional decomposition

jiōng 土口

Number of Strokes

8
biān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of biān . Phonosemantic compound with two sound components and two meaning components. chuò and Fāng represent the meaning, while and bǐng represent the sound. The traditional component was removed for simplification. The traditional component bǐng w

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶力

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 周边 zhōubiān

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北极 běijí 冻原 shì zhǐ 北极点周边 zhōubiān de 地区 dìqū , shì 世界 shìjiè 最高 zuì gāo de 地方 dìfāng .

The arctic tundra is at the top of the world around the North Pole.

土地 tǔdì 开发 kāifā 主要 zhǔyào 集中 jízhōng zài 城市 chéngshì 周边地区

Most development has been concentrated in and around cities.

风力 fēng lì 涡轮机个头 gè tóu 噪音 zàoyīn xiǎng 还会破坏 pòhuài 周边 zhōubiān 风景 fēngjǐng

Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape.

不大 bù dà de 教堂 jiào táng 墓地 mù dì 周边 zhōubiān 围着一圈生锈 shēngxiù de shú 铁栅栏

The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence.

zài 体育场 tǐ yù chǎng 内及周边 zhōubiān yǒu 2,250 míng 警察 jǐngchá zài 值勤 zhí qín

There were 2,250 policemen on duty in and around the stadium.

周边 zhōubiān Decomposition

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周边 zhōubiān Compounds

See all 36 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 周边 zhōubiān in their composition.

  • Zhōu
    • diào , diāo , chóu , diāo , diāo , chóu , diāo , , chóu , zhāo , zhōu , diāo , dǎo , tiáo , chóu , zhōu , zhōu , , , , , , , chóu , , 調 diào , zhōu , , zhōu , , , , diāo , diāo
  • biān
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