兜圈子

dōuquānzi
  1. to encircle
  2. to go around
  3. to circle
  4. to beat about the bush

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to beat around the bush
  2. to beat around the bush
  3. to circle; to go around in circles

Wiktionary

  1. 无事閒游。
  2. 说话不直截了当。

重編國語辭典

  1. 原地打转或走弯曲迂迴的路；无事閒逛
  2. 说话不直截了当

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 兜 dōu
  1. pocket
  2. bag
  3. to wrap up or hold in a bag
  4. to move in a circle
  5. to canvas or solicit
  6. to take responsibility for
  7. to disclose in detail
  8. combat armor (old)
=1 兜 dōu old variant of 兜 dōu
2 圈子 quānzi
  1. circle
  2. ring
  3. (social) circle

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围 wéi
  1. to encircle
  2. to surround
  3. all around
  4. to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
月球圍着地球轉。

The moon moves around the earth.

Source: Tatoeba

环抱 huánbào
  1. to encircle
  2. to surround
  3. to embrace
包围 bāowéi
  1. to surround
  2. to encircle
  3. to hem in
我們被包圍了。

We were surrounded.

Source: Tatoeba

围起 wéiqǐ
  1. to surround
  2. to encircle
  3. to enclose
  4. to fence in
拱抱 gǒngbào
  1. to enfold
  2. to encircle
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