环 (huán) means Circle (ring - surround). Below are 24 of the 36 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
学习 环 境很重要。
Xuéxí huánjìng hěn zhòngyào.
A good study environment is important.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 环境
我们要保护 环 境。
Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng.
We must protect the environment.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 保护
请保持 环 境清洁。
Qǐng bǎochí huánjìng qīngjié.
Please keep the area clean.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清洁
这里的 环 境很安静。
Zhèlǐ de huánjìng hěn ānjìng.
The surroundings here are very quiet.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 环境
这个盆地四面 环 山。
Zhège péndì sìmiàn huán shān.
This basin is ringed by mountains on all sides.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 盆地
环 境治理任重道远。
Huánjìng zhìlǐ rènzhòngdàoyuǎn.
Environmental restoration is a long and heavy task.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 任重道远
环 境问题日益严重。
Huánjìng wèntí rìyì yánzhòng.
Environmental problems are growing more serious by the day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 日益
这对耳 环 是奶奶给的。
Zhè duì ěrhuán shì nǎinai gěi de.
These earrings were given to me by my grandmother.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 耳环
过度开采会破坏 环 境。
Guòdù kāicǎi huì pòhuài huánjìng.
Over-extraction damages the environment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开采
我喜欢这个城市的 环 境。
Wǒ xǐhuan zhège chéngshì de huánjìng.
I like the environment of this city.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 城市
她今天戴了一对新耳 环 。
Tā jīntiān dài le yí duì xīn ěrhuán.
She wore a new pair of earrings today.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 耳环
这里的居住 环 境很安静。
Zhèlǐ de jūzhù huánjìng hěn ānjìng.
The living environment here is very quiet.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 居住
环 保意识正在慢慢觉醒。
Huánbǎo yìshí zhèngzài mànmàn juéxǐng.
Environmental awareness is slowly awakening.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 觉醒
好的 环 境能熏陶一个人。
Hǎo de huánjìng néng xūntáo yí ge rén.
A good environment can shape a person for the better.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 熏陶
水在自然界中不断循 环 。
Shuǐ zài zìránjiè zhōng búduàn xúnhuán.
Water circulates constantly in nature.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 循环
为了 环 境，请少用塑料袋。
Wèile huánjìng, qǐng shǎo yòng sùliàodài.
For the sake of the environment, please use fewer plastic bags.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 塑料袋
保卫 环 境是每个人的责任。
Bǎowèi huánjìng shì měi ge rén de zérèn.
Safeguarding the environment is everyone's responsibility.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 保卫
这里的生态 环 境非常脆弱。
Zhèlǐ de shēngtài huánjìng fēicháng cuìruò.
The ecology here is extremely fragile.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 脆弱
环 境不好，人也容易堕落。
Huánjìng bù hǎo, rén yě róngyì duòluò.
In a bad environment people easily go to the bad.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 堕落
过度包装既浪费又不 环 保。
Guòdù bāozhuāng jì làngfèi yòu bù huánbǎo.
Excessive packaging is both wasteful and unfriendly to the environment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 过度
矿产开发要考虑 环 境保护。
Kuàngchǎn kāifā yào kǎolǜ huánjìng bǎohù.
Mineral development must take environmental protection into account.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 矿产
环 境会塑造一个人的性格。
Huánjìng huì sùzào yí ge rén de xìnggé.
Environment shapes a person's character.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 塑造
宽松的 环 境是创新的土壤。
Kuānsōng de huánjìng shì chuàngxīn de tǔrǎng.
A relaxed environment is the soil in which innovation grows.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 土壤
这首歌他循 环 听了一整天。
Zhè shǒu gē tā xúnhuán tīng le yì zhěngtiān.
He played this song on repeat all day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 循环
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环 appears in 36 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 环
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Questions about 环
How is 环 used in a sentence?
This page shows 36 sentences using 环 (huán, "Circle (ring - surround)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 环 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 环 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 环?
The dictionary page for 环 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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