圓

yuán

A1 Level 3* ★ Core word
Stative verbNoun

圓 (yuán) is a Chinese word meaning “circle”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3* (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. circle
  2. round
  3. circular
  4. spherical
  5. (of the moon) full
  6. unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
  7. tactful
  8. to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

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Example

中秋節的月亮又大又圓。

The moon at Mid-Autumn Festival is big and round.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).