圆

yuán · yuan

Traditional 圓

Meaning

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2 examples

人(rén)孔(kǒng)是(shì)圆(yuán)的(de)，因(yīn)为(wèi)这(zhè)样(yàng)人(rén)孔(kǒng)盖(gài)就(jiù)不(bú)会(huì)意(yì)外(wài)地(de)掉(diào)进(jìn)洞(dòng)里(lǐ)。

Manholes are round because that way they won't accidentally fall through the hole.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

他(tā)说(shuō)新(xīn)的(de)谎(huǎng)话(huà)来(lái)圆(yuán)以(yǐ)前(qián)说(shuō)的(de)谎(huǎng)话(huà)。

He tells a new lie to cover up those that came before.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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