Meaning of zhōu:
周
surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC); circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; week; variant of 周[zhou1]
Zhōu xiānshēng shì wǒ de zhōngwén lǎoshī.
周先生是我的中文老师。
Mr. Zhou is my Chinese teacher.
Wǒmen zài lìshǐ kè shàng xuéxíle zhōngguó de Zhōu cháo.
我们在历史课上学习了中国的周朝。
We learned about the Zhou Dynasty in our history class.
Tā yòng bǐ zài zhǐ shàng huà le yī gè yuán zhōu.
他用笔在纸上画了一个圆周。
He drew a circle on the paper with a pen.
Zhège yuán de zhōucháng shì 20 límǐ.
这个圆的周长是20厘米。
The circumference of this circle is 20 centimeters.
Wǒmen zài cāochǎng pǎo le yī quān bàn hòu, yīnwèi lèi de wúfǎ zài pǎo yī zhōu.
我们在操场跑了一圈半后，因为累得无法再跑一周。
We ran one and a half laps on the track, too tired to run one more lap.
Yī gè wán zhěng de zhōu qī bāo hán qī tiān.
一个完整的周期包含七天。
A complete cycle consists of seven days.
Yí dàn xiàng mù wán chéng, tā gǎn dào yī qiè dōu shì nà me de zhōu dào.
一旦项目完成，他感到一切都是那么的周到。
Once the project was completed, he felt everything was so thorough.
Wǒ měi zhōu dōu huì qù yóuyǒng.
我每周都会去游泳。
I go swimming every week.
Zài zhège zhōumò, wǒmen jìhuà qù yuǎnzú.
在这个周末，我们计划去远足。
This weekend, we plan to go hiking.
to make a circuit; to circle; to help financially
Tā měitiān pǎo wǔ quān lái wánchéng zhěnggè zhōucháng.
他每天跑五圈来完成整个周长。
He runs five laps every day to complete the whole circuit.
Tàiyáng měinián huánrào dìqiú yī zhōu.
太阳每年环绕地球一周。
The sun circles the earth once a year.
Tā de péngyǒu měi gè yuè dūhuì gěi tā zhōu yīxiē qián.
他的朋友每个月都会给他周一些钱。
His friend helps him financially every month.
all; thorough; weekly
Dìqiú měinián rào zhe tàiyáng zhuàn yī zhōu.
地球每年绕着太阳转一周。
The Earth orbits around the sun once every year.
Tā duì zhège xiàngmù de jìhuà fēicháng zhōumì.
他对这个项目的计划非常周密。
His plan for this project is very thorough.
Wǒmen měi zhōu dōu qù shìchǎng.
我们每周都去市场。
We go to the market every week.
all over
Zhōu wéi dōu shì měi lì de fēng jǐng.
周围都是美丽的风景。
There is beautiful scenery all over around.
