周
边

Periphery in Chinese: 周边 (zhōu biān)

zhōu biān

periphery

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 周邊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1periphery
  2. 2rim
  3. 3surroundings
  4. 4all around
  5. 5perimeter
  6. 6peripheral (computing)
  7. 7spin-offs

Stroke order

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周
边

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄡ

zhōu

ㄓ/ zhㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄅㄧㄢ

biān

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

周边

Simplified

周邊

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这所学校周边有很多书店。

    zhè suǒ xué xiào zhōu biān yǒu hěn duō shū diàn。

    There are many bookstores around this school.

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Related words

边

biān

side

周

zhōu

to make a circuit

旁边

páng biān

side

右边

yòu bian

right side

左边

zuǒ bian

left

一边

yī biān

one side

周末

zhōu mò

weekend

周围

zhōu wéi

environs

周到

zhōu dào

thoughtful

北边

běi biān

north

东边

dōng bian

east

后边

hòu bian

the back

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