HSK 6
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盘旋

/ pánxuán /
Strokes

Definition

to spiral/to circle/to go around/to hover/to orbit

Example

As a Verb

hover; circle; wheel

1
Yīng
zài
tóudǐng
头顶
shàng
pánxuán
盘旋
xúnzhǎo
寻找
liè
猎物
  

Hawks circled/wheeled overhead looking for prey.

2
Shān
山路
zhé
曲折
  
,
yóurén
游人
pánxuán
盘旋
ér
shàng
  

The tourists went up the winding mountain road.

3
Gōng
公路
yánzhāo
沿着
shānyāo
山腰
pánxuán
盘旋
ér
shàng
  

The highroad winds up the mountainside.

4
Fēi
飞机
zài
tiānkōng
天空
pánxuán
盘旋
  

The plane circled/hovered in the air.

5
Pánxuán
盘旋
xiàjiàng
下降

spiral down

6
Pánxuán
盘旋
shàngshēng
上升

spiral up

As a Verb

stay; linger; hang on; think over

7
Zhè
jiàn
shì
zài
nǎozi
脑子
jīng
已经
pánxuán
盘旋
hěn
jiǔ
le
  

I've been turning this over in my mind for a long while.

8
zài
huāfáng
花房
pánxuán
盘旋
le
bàntiān
半天
cái
kāi
离开
  

He lingered in the greenhouse for quite some time before he left.