Definition & Meaning

1.go around in circles; take a joy ride

2.beat about (around) the bush; talk in a round about way

dōu quān zi

兜 圈 子

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1
v.go around in circles; take a joy ride
- fēi jī zài shù lín shang dōu quān zi
  飞机在树林上兜圈子。
  The plane is circling above the forest.
- zài cāo chǎng shang dōu quān zi pǎo
  在操场上兜圈子跑
  run round in the field
2
v.beat about (around) the bush; talk in a round about way
- bié gēn wǒ dōu quān zi le yǒu huà zhí shuō ba
  别跟我兜圈子了，有话直说吧！
  Don't beat about the bush. Out with it!

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