圆
yuán
circle
round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
这个饼是圆的，看起来很好吃。
zhè ge bǐng shì yuán de, kàn qǐ lái hěn hǎo chī。
This flatbread is round and looks very tasty.
他说了谎，却很难把故事圆起来。
tā shuō le huǎng, què hěn nán bǎ gù shi yuán qǐ lái。
He told a lie, but found it very hard to make the story consistent.
Words with 圆
美圆
měi yuán
US dollar
圆领
yuán lǐng
crew neck
圆梦
yuán mèng
to fulfill one's dream
圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ
ballpoint pen
圆圈
yuán quān
circle
金圆券
jīn yuán quàn
currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948
钩嘴圆尾鹱
gōu zuǐ yuán wěi hù
(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
银圆
yín yuán
flat silver (former coinage)
电圆锯
diàn yuán jù
circular saw
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不圆通
bù yuán tōng
inflexible
自圆其说
zì yuán qí shuō
(idiom) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation; to plug the holes in one's story