Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

week/weekly/variant of 周[zhou1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

zhōu

Bopomofo

ㄓㄡ

Jyutping

zau1

Example sentences

zhōu
地球繞太陽一周是一年。
地球绕太阳一周是一年。

The Earth orbits the Sun once a year.

公轉 / 公转 gōngzhuàn
地球繞著太陽公轉一周需要大約三百六十五天。
地球绕著太阳公转一周需要大约三百六十五天。

It takes approximately 365 days for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.

學校周圍的環境非常安靜。
学校周围的环境非常安静。

The environment around the school is very quiet.

農民在菜園周圍築起了木製柵欄,防止野兔進入。
农民在菜园周围筑起了木制栅栏,防止野兔进入。

The farmer built a wooden fence around the vegetable garden to prevent wild rabbits from entering.

學校周邊有很多小吃店。
学校周边有很多小吃店。

There are many snack shops around the school.

女兒剛滿周歲,全家一起拍照紀念。
女儿刚满周岁,全家一起拍照纪念。

Their daughter has just turned one, so the whole family took photos to mark the day.

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