# 旋涡 (xuánwō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 旋涡 (xuánwō) means “whirlpool; vortex; eddy”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: whirlpool; vortex; eddy
- Pinyin: xuánwō (xuan2 wo1)
- Traditional: 旋渦
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 河水在这里形成了一个很大的旋涡。
  Héshuǐ zài zhèlǐ xíngchéngle yī ge hěn dà de xuánwō.
  The river water formed a huge whirlpool here.

## Characters

- 旋 (xuán): to revolve; a loop
- 涡 (wō): eddy; whirlpool

https://hanziro.com/word/xuan-wo-whirlpool/

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