環 (waan4) — link; one part of the whole in Cantonese
waanˎ₄環简 环
Mandarin Pinyin: huan2
Meaning of 環
nounlink; one part of the whole
nounring (esp of jade); hoop; loop
nounsurround; encircle; hem in
Example Sentences with 環
係環境被逼先至去標參
The circumstances forced him to kidnap.
gamˉ¹今ci˗₃次waanˎ₄環jauˎ₄遊sai˗₃世gaai˗₃界lingˍ₆令ngoˏ₅我daaiˍ₆大hoiˉ¹開ngaanˏ₅眼gaai˗₃界
Traveling around the world really expanded my horizons.
daap˗₃搭geiˊ²幾houˍ₆號baaˉ¹巴siˊ²士hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以heoi˗₃去dou˗₃到soengˍ₆上waanˎ₄環？
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?
我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥電同水
We need to protect the environment, so don't waste water and electricity.
ze5go3在coengˎ₄這ziˍ₆個siˍ₆環go˗₃境，loeng6ci4這個〝場〞字是個量詞。
The character "場" is a classifier in this context.
Words Containing 環
環礁waan4 ziu1
atoll
上環soeng6 waan4
Sheung Wan (MTR station)
保護生態環境bou2 wu6 sang1 taai3 waan4 ging2
preserve the ecological environment
環境友好waan4 ging2 jau5 hou2
environment-friendly
光環gwong1 waan4
halo; ring of light
環保署waan4 bou2 cyu5
Environmental Protection Department
丫環aa1 waan4
servant girl; maid, same as 丫頭
保護環境bou2 wu6 waan4 ging2
environmental protection or conservation
環頭waan4 tau4
(police) district
聯網環境lyun4 mong5 waan4 ging2
networking environment
燃料循環jin4 liu2 ceon4 waan4
fuel cycle
環球waan4 kau4
the whole world, worldwide [Syn.] 全世界
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