| 兜圈子 |
dōu quān zi |
to encircle / to go around / to circle / to beat about the bush |
| 兜 |
dōu |
pocket / bag / to wrap up or hold in a bag / to move in a circle / to canvas or solicit / to take responsibility for / to disclose in detail / combat armor (old) |
| 兜 |
dōu |
old variant of 兜 |
| 圈 |
juān |
to confine / to lock up / to pen in |
| 圈 |
juàn |
livestock enclosure; pen; fold; sty |
| 圈 |
quān |
circle; ring; loop / (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom / classifier for loops, orbits, laps / to surround; to encircle / to circle (sth); to mark with a circle |
| 圈子 |
quān zi |
circle / ring / (social) circle |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |