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旋 xuán

to revolve, to orbit, to return

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
方
Type
Ideograph
Made of 方疋 ⿰方⿱?疋

Memory hint: An army 方 marching under a flag 疋

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Example sentences with 旋

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  1. 老鹰在天空中盘旋。
    Lǎoyīng zài tiānkōng zhōng pánxuán.
    The eagle is circling in the sky.
    eagle at sky in circle
  2. 这首歌的旋律好听吗?
    Zhè shǒu gē de xuánlǜ hǎotīng ma?
    Is this song's melody nice?
    this (measure) song (particle) melody nice-listen (question)
  3. 我们跟着音乐旋转一下吧。
    Wǒmen gēnzhe yīnyuè xuánzhuǎn yíxià ba.
    Let's spin around to the music.
    we follow(ing) music spin a-bit (suggestion)
  4. 这个风扇不再旋转了。
    Zhège fēngshàn bú zài xuánzhuǎn le.
    This fan doesn't spin anymore.
    this (measure) fan not again spin (particle)
  5. 傍晚,几只鸟儿在树顶上空盘旋了很久。
    Bàngwǎn, jǐ zhī niǎor zài shùdǐng shàngkōng pánxuánle hěn jiǔ.
    At dusk, a few birds circled above the treetops for a long time.
    dusk, several (measure) bird at tree-top above circle(ed) very long

Words with 旋 (3)