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    Expressing 'to cycle' or 'circulate' with 循环 (xúnhuán)

    Actions & Events
    Frequency & Habit

    Structure

    Subject + 循环

    Explanation

    The verb 循环 (xúnhuán) means 'to cycle,' 'to circulate,' or 'to loop.' It describes a process that repeats in a regular pattern. It can also function as a noun meaning 'cycle' or 'circulation,' as in 血液循环 (blood circulation) or 恶性循环 (vicious cycle).

    Examples

    • 血液在身体里不断地循环。

      Xuèyè zài shēntǐ lǐ bùduàn de xúnhuán.

      Blood circulates continuously throughout the body.

    • 这首歌一直在循环播放。

      Zhè shǒu gē yìzhí zài xúnhuán bōfàng.

      This song has been playing on repeat.

    • 我们要打破这种恶性循环。

      Wǒmen yào dǎpò zhè zhǒng èxìng xúnhuán.

      We need to break this vicious cycle.

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