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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 兜圈子

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
兜圈子 dōu quān zi - to encircle
- to go around
- to circle
- to beat about the bush

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 12,385 66,439 62,634

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dōu- pocket
- bag
- to wrap up or hold in a bag
- to move in a circle
- to canvas or solicit
- to take responsibility for
- to disclose in detail
- combat armor (old)
dōu- old variant of 兜[dou1]
juān- to confine
- to lock up
- to pen in
juàn- livestock enclosure; pen; fold; sty
quān- circle; ring; loop (CL:個|个[ge4])
- classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc
- to surround; to circle
- son
- child
- seed
- egg
- small thing
- 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
- viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]
- ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
- subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
zi- (noun suffix)

Other Words Containing 兜圈子

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
兜圈子 - - 12,385 66,439 62,634