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1 Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhōu Wén wáng], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xī Zhōu], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"

Idioms (3)

周游列国

zhōu yóu liè guó

1 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
2 refers to the travels of Confucius

众所周知

zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī

1 as everyone knows (idiom)

周而复始

zhōu ér fù shǐ

1 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
2 the wheel comes full circle

Sample Sentences

学习压力、就业压力、生存压力，各种各样的压力时刻萦绕在我们周围，如何减压已成为各国普遍关心的问题。

xuéxí yālì 、jiùyè yālì 、shēngcún yālì ，gèzhǒnggèyàng de yālì shíkè yíngrào zài wǒmen zhōuwéi ，rúhé jiǎnyā yǐ chéngwéi gèguó pǔbiàn guānxīn de wèntí 。

The pressure of learning, the pressure of employment, the pressure of survival, and various pressures are lingering around us all the time. How to reduce the pressure has become a common concern of all countries.

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不少学生反映，周围的同学都在玩游戏，如果不跟着进入游戏世界，同学朋友之间也就没有“共同语言”。

bùshǎo xuésheng fǎnyìng ，zhōuwéi de tóngxué dōu zài wán yóuxì ，rúguǒ bù gēnzhe jìnrù yóuxì shìjiè ，tóngxué péngyou zhījiān yě jiù méiyǒu “gòngtóngyǔyán ”。

Several comments from students were that all their classmates play mobile games and if they didn’t join in, there will not be a “common language”.

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李探长看了一下死者的伤口，发现伤口周围有微微的紫红色。

Lǐ tànzhǎng kàn le yīxià sǐzhě de shāngkǒu ，fāxiàn shāngkǒu zhōuwéi yǒu wēiwēi de zǐhóngsè 。

Detective Li looked at the deceased's wound and realized that the area around it was slightly reddish-purple.

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在确认周围没有明火的情况下，王强用力撞开门，随后便扑来一阵刺鼻的煤气味。

zài quèrèn zhōuwéi méiyǒu mínghuǒ de qíngkuàng xià ，Wáng Qiáng yònglì zhuàng kāi mén ，suíhòu biàn pūlái yīzhèn cìbí de méiqìwèi 。

After confirming that there were no open flames in the vicinity, Wang Qiang forced the door open. As he did so, the pungent smell of gas rushed out.

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被砸醒的巨人很生气。他恨不得捏死那个打破他美梦的人。但他看了看周围没什么人，就觉得肯定是另一个巨人在耍他。

bèi zá xǐng de jùrén hěn shēngqì 。tā hènbude niēsǐ nàge dǎpò tā měimèng de rén 。dàn tā kàn le kàn zhōuwéi méi shénme rén ，jiù juéde kěndìng shì lìng yī ge jùrén zài shuǎ tā 。

The awoken giant was furious. He was dying to squish the person that had rudely awoken him from his dreams, but looking around he saw no one. So he thought it must be the other giant playing a trick on him.

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悟空说道：“师父，我等现在此山正中，周围并无人烟。但南山有一片桃林，我去摘些鲜桃给师父充饥。”

wùkōng shuōdào ：“shīfu ，wǒděng xiàn zài cǐ shān zhèngzhōng ，zhōuwéi bìng wú rényān 。dàn nánshān yǒu yī piàn táolín ，wǒ qù zhāi xiē xiāntáo gěi shīfu chōngjī 。”

Monkey said, "Master, there are no signs of life near the mountains we’re in now. However, there is a patch of peach trees in the mountains to the north. I'll go pick some fresh peaches to allay your hunger."

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好。小宝你看，这个是围棋的棋盘，总共有361个点，有9个很明显的黑点，叫”星位”。棋子放上去后，周围应该有”气”……

hǎo 。Xiǎo bǎo nǐ kàn ，zhè ge shì wéiqí de qípán ，zǒnggòng yǒu sānbǎi liùshí yī gè diǎnr ，yǒu jiǔ ge hěn míngxiǎn de hēidiǎn ，jiào ”xīngwèi ”。qízǐ fàng shàngqu hòu ，zhōuwéi yīnggāi yǒu ”qì ”……

OK. Look, Xiao Bao. This is the go board. There are 361 points in total and nine very noticeable black points. These are called "star points." After pieces are placed on the board, the surrounding areas should have "energy..."

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是啊，至少我周围的人都很喜欢混血儿。就拿我的外甥女来说吧，不管是我姐姐的邻居还是朋友，每次看到这孩子都抢着要抱她亲她。大家还说，这孩子将来肯定是个小才女，学贯中西、前途不可限量啊。

shì ā ，zhìshǎo wǒ zhōuwéi de rén dōu hěn xǐhuan húnxiěér 。jiù ná wǒ de wàishengnǚ láishuō ba ，bùguǎn shì wǒ jiějie de línjū háishì péngyou ，měicì kàndào zhè háizi dōu qiāng zhe yào bào tā qīn tā 。dàjiā hái shuō ，zhè háizi jiānglái kěndìng shì ge xiǎo cáinǚ ，xuéguànzhōngxī 、qiántú bùkěxiànliàng ā 。

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