Word information
Simplified盘旋
Traditional盤旋
Pinyinpánxuán
Part of speech动
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
盘旋
pánxuán · to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 盘旋
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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盘子pánzi
tray; plate; dish; CL:個|个[ge4]
键盘jiànpánkeyboard
盘pántray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (computing) (bound form) disk; to coil (a rope, pigtail etc); to check; to examine; to investigate; to transfer; to sell (property); to shift; to move (sth big and heavy); classifier for things resembling a plate or dish; classifier for coils; classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
旋转xuánzhuǎnto rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl
方向盘fāngxiàngpánsteering wheel
光盘guāngpáncompact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM; CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]