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旋涡 (xuán wō): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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旋涡

旋涡 (xuán wō): Vortex / whirlpool (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

旋涡 consists of 2 characters.

to revolve, to rotate, to circle

whirlpool, eddy

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Pinyinxuán wō

MeaningVortex / whirlpool

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word旋涡

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3.

How to Use 旋涡 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 旋涡 with other words naturally.

Noun + Nounwith中心

xuán旋

wō涡

zhōng中

xīn心

neutral

center of the vortex

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

xuán旋

wō涡

Adjective + Nounwith危险

wēi危

xiǎn险

de的

xuán旋

wō涡

Verb + Object

juǎn卷

rù入

xuán旋

wō涡

neutral

be drawn into a vortex

4.

Example Sentences with 旋涡

shuǐ水

lǐ里

yǒu有

xuán旋

wō涡

。

There is a whirlpool in the water.

neutral

a vortex

neutral

dangerous vortex

xiàn陷

rù入

xuán旋

wō涡

formalWritten

fall into a vortex

tā他

fā发

xiàn现

zì自

jǐ己

zhèng正

bèi被

juàn卷

rù入

yì一

chǎng场

zhèng政

zhì治

xuán旋

wō涡

de的

zhōng中

xīn心

。

He found himself being pulled into the center of a political vortex.

nǐ你

rú如

hé何

bì避

miǎn免

bèi被

juàn卷

rù入

zhè这

chǎng场

shāng商

yè业

jìng竞

zhēng争

de的

xuán旋

wō涡

？

How do you avoid being drawn into this vortex of business competition?

tā他

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

gǎn感

qíng情

de的

xuán旋

wō涡

，

nán难

yǐ以

zì自

bá拔

。

He is caught in a whirlpool of emotions and finds it hard to extricate himself.

tā她

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

xiàn陷

rù入

nà那

ge个

liú流

yán言

de的

xuán旋

wō涡

，

ér而

shì是

bǎo保

chí持

le了

lěng冷

jìng静

。

She did not get caught in the vortex of that rumor; instead, she remained calm.

zhè这

ge个

shè社

huì会

xuán旋

wō涡

jì既

fù复

zá杂

yòu又

wēi危

xiǎn险

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

xiǎo小

xīn心

yìng应

duì对

。

This social vortex is both complex and dangerous; we must handle it with caution.

zhè这

chǎng场

zhēng争

lùn论

yǐn引

fā发

le了

yú舆

lùn论

de的

xuán旋

wō涡

，

gè各

fāng方

guān观

diǎn点

jī激

liè烈

pèng碰

zhuàng撞

。

This debate has triggered a whirlpool of public opinion, with various viewpoints clashing fiercely.

bié别

kào靠

jìn近

nà那

ge个

pái排

shuǐ水

kǒu口

，

shuǐ水

liú流

xíng形

chéng成

le了

hěn很

qiáng强

de的

xuán旋

wō涡

。

Don't get close to that drain; the water flow has created a strong whirlpool.