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环球

huánqiú

to go around the world; global

A traveler with a backpack traces a route around a globe
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Characters in this word

环 huán

Strokes
8
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 不 no, not, un-
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

球 qiú

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 求 to seek
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他攒了很多年的钱,想去环球旅行一次。 Tā zǎn le hěn duō nián de qián, xiǎng qù huánqiú lǚxíng yí cì. He saved money for many years and wants to take a trip around the world once.
  • 她环球飞行了一圈,回到出发的城市。 Tā huánqiú fēixíng le yì quān, huí dào chūfā de chéngshì. She flew once around the world and returned to the city she set out from.
  • 这艘帆船已经环球航行过两次。 Zhè sōu fānchuán yǐjīng huánqiú hángxíng guo liǎng cì. This sailing boat has already sailed around the world twice.

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