# 椭圆 (tuǒyuán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 椭圆 (tuǒyuán) means “oval; ellipse”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: oval; ellipse
- Pinyin: tuǒyuán (tuo3 yuan2)
- Traditional: 橢圓
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 地球围绕太阳运行的轨道是椭圆。
  Dìqiú wéirào tàiyáng yùnxíng de guǐdào shì tuǒyuán.
  The Earth's orbit around the sun is an ellipse.

## Characters

- 椭 (tuǒ): ellipse
- [圆](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-circle/) (yuán): circle; round

https://hanziro.com/word/tuo-yuan-oval/

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