圈子
quān zi
Pinyin

Definition

圈子
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quān zi
  1. circle
  2. ring
  3. (social) circle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
圈
juān
  1. 1 to confine
  2. 2 to lock up
  3. 3 to pen in
女子
nǚ zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

如果不在左边，下去要绕个大圈子。
rúguǒ bù zài zuǒbiān ，xiàqu yào rào gè dà quānzi 。
If it's not to the left, after we get off we'll have to go in a big circle.
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不是没人要，而是我们生活圈子小，每天过着两点一线的生活，根本没什么机会碰到好男人。
bùshì méi rén yào ，érshì wǒmen shēnghuó quānzi xiǎo ，měitiān guò zhe liǎngdiǎn yīxiàn de shēnghuó ，gēnběn méi shénme jīhuì pèngdào hǎo nánrén 。
It's not that no one wants us, it's that our social circles are too small. We spend our lives going between home and the office and we don't have any opportunities to meet any good men.
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魏导，在圈子里您被称为新好男人。都说，每一个成功男人的背后都有一个女人，请问您对这句话是怎么理解的？
Wèi dǎo ，zài quānzi lǐ nín bèi chēng wéi xīnhǎo nánrén 。dōu shuō ，měi yī ge chénggōng nánrén de bèihòu dōu yǒu yī ge nǚrén ，qǐngwèn nín duì zhè jù huà shì zěnme lǐjiě de ？
Mr. Wei, in entertainment circles, you’ve been called a ‘new good man’. It’s also said that behind every good man, is a good woman. May I ask, what does this expression mean for you?
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