圆 circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) 圆 形 yuán xíng round / circular 回 合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) 圜 circle / round 圞 round 轮 唱 lún chàng round (music) / canon 轮 次 lún cì in turn / by turns / lap / turn / round / classifier for laps, turns, rounds 转 身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) 回 头 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by 来 回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly 常 年 cháng nián all year round / for years on end / average year 一 轮 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 往 返 wǎng fǎn to go back and forth / to go to and fro / round trip 入 围 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals 大 关 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs 复 试 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam 长 年 cháng nián all the year round 第 二 轮 dì èr lún second round (of match, or election) 出 线 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success 成 全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off 整 数 zhěng shù whole number / integer (math.) / round figure 掉 头 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about 第 一 轮 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election) 首 轮 shǒu lún first round (of a competition etc) 圆 润 yuán rùn mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice) 口 舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round 海 选 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 来 to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next 开 导 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten 一 年 四 季 yī nián sì jì all year round 浑 圆 hún yuán perfectly round / (fig.) accommodating / considerate / smooth (way of doing things) 终 场 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations 团 团 转 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy 拐 弯 guǎi wān to go round a curve / to turn a corner / fig. a new direction 圆 桌 yuán zhuō round table 天 旋 地 转 tiān xuán dì zhuàn the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) / giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world 资 格 赛 zī gé sài qualifying round (in sports) 科 考 kē kǎo preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration 拐 弯 抹 角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush 花 好 月 圆 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss 杏 眼 xìng yǎn large, round eyes (considered beautiful) 滴 溜 溜 dī liū liū whirling / spinning around and around / round and plump (e.g. of fruit) 二 轮 èr lún second round (of a match or election) 凑 成 còu chéng to put together / to make up (a set) / to round up (a number to a convenient multiple) / resulting in... 圆 孔 yuán kǒng round hole 一 年 到 头 yī nián dào tóu all year round 不 胫 而 走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire 四 舍 五 入 sì shě wǔ rù (math.) to round up or down / to round off 葱 头 cōng tóu onion / Western round onion 圆 桌 会 议 yuán zhuō huì yì round table conference 滚 圆 gǔn yuán as round as a ball 多 哈 回 合 Duō hā huí hé Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001) 踏 歌 tà gē to sing and dance / general term for a round dance 扫 尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work / to round off 珠 圆 玉 润 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) 延 揽 yán lǎn to recruit talent / to round up / to enlist the services of sb 圆 白 菜 yuán bái cài round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage) 局 office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc 圆 括 号 yuán kuò hào parentheses / round brackets ( ) 聚 歼 jù jiān to annihilate / to round up and wipe out 轮 wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / by turn / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn 绕 variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour 磨 grindstone / to grind / to turn round 粒 grain / granule / classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) 拨 to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch 缠 to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy 饼 round flat cake / cookie / cake / pastry / CL:張|张[zhang1] 趟 classifier for times, round trips or rows / a time / a trip 缪 to wind round 匾 horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall / shallow round woven bamboo basket 缭 to wind round / to sew with slanting stitches 粑 a round flat cake (dialect) 峁 round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China) 琮 jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times 箪 round basket for cooked rice 簋 ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo 篚 round covered basket 筥 round bamboo basket 遶 variant of 繞|绕, to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour 无 冬 无 夏 wú dōng wú xià regardless of the season / all the year round 圆 领 yuán lǐng crew neck / round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt) 警 区 jǐng qū policeman's round / patrol / beat 罗 圈 luó quān round frame of a sieve 躝 to pass / to step over / to creep / to twine round 倒 过 儿 dào guò r the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc) 兜 捕 dōu bǔ to round up (fugitives) / to corner and arrest 圆 拱 yuán gǒng a round vault 圆 腹 鲱 yuán fù fēi round herring 圆 舞 yuán wǔ round dance 圆 面 饼 yuán miàn bǐng round flat bread / pita bread 圆 鼓 鼓 yuán gǔ gǔ round and bulging / rotund / protruding 尾 子 wěi zi tail / end / small change / odd sum remaining after large round number 复 活 赛 fù huó sài repechage (supplementary qualifying round in sports) 想 通 xiǎng tōng to figure out / to realize / to become convinced / to come round (to an idea) / to get over it 打 来 回 dǎ lái huí to make a round trip / a return journey 拱 璧 gǒng bì a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center / fig. a treasure 方 枘 圆 凿 fāng ruì yuán záo to put a square peg in a round hole / incompatible (idiom) 时 绥 shí suí peace all year round (old letter closing) 绕 远 儿 rào yuǎn r to go the long way round / to take a circuitous route / (of a route) circuitous 走 来 回 zǒu lái huí to make a round trip / a return journey
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