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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

四周 [sìzhōu]
  1. 1. noun all sides
    四周都是人。
    There are people everywhere.
    餐馆四周都是写字楼。
    The restaurant is surrounded by office buildings.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

四周 [sìzhōu]
  1. 1. all around; on all sides

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

四周 [sìzhōu]
  1. 1. 周围
    环顾四周

Examples

四周黑黝黝的。
It's dark all around.
环顾四周
look all round
大院的四周,绿树环绕。
The compound is surrounded by trees.
我环视车站四周,那位朋友毫无踪影。
I looked around the station but couldn't see my friend anywhere.
他拿红铅笔在图片四周画了个框框。
He drew a circle around the picture with a red pencil.
四周闪射光芒
radiate rays of light in all directions
登上山顶向四周展望
climb to the top of the mountain and get a view of the surrounding country
纵览四周
look all round
那是一片坟场,四周松柏耸立。
It is a graveyard surrounded by pine trees.
站在高阁上可以看到四周的景色。
You can enjoy the sights all around from the high building.

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nciku Note

周围 and 四周

周围 and 四周
zhōuwéi and sìzhōu

The nouns 周围 and 四周 both mean “the tight space around a person or a thing”. Both can be applied to concrete things.
(1) 他的四周周围)站满了保镖。
(2) 这朵花与四周周围)的环境相比,显得非常突出。
(3) 床的四周就是墙壁,除此之外,再没有别的。
(4) 他依旧我行我素,丝毫不在乎周围人的观点。
(5) 企业周围的复杂系统就是一种生态环境,各种因素互相影响和制约。

名词“周围”、“四周”都表示围绕人或事物的空间,一般是较近的空间。都可以用于具体事物。表示抽象意义时,一般用“周围”。

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