gǒng
wèi

common
verb

Meaning of 拱卫

拱卫 means to surround and protect; to guard from all sides. Pronounced gǒng wèi.

  • to surround and protect; to guard from all sides

Definitions & Examples

Liáo
dōng
bàn
dǎo
Shān
dōng
bàn
dǎo
xiàng
liǎng
rén
 
jǐn
jǐn
huán
bào
zhe
Hǎi
 
tóng
shí
gǒng
wèi
zhe
shǒu
Běi
jīng
 

The Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas are like two giants, tightly embracing the Bohai Sea, while also guarding the capital Beijing from all sides.

Qún
shān
gǒng
wèi
zhe
zhè
zuò
lǎo
de
chéng
chí
 

Mountains surround and protect this ancient city.

Jīng
ruì
duì
gǒng
wèi
zhe
zhǐ
huī
zhōng
xīn
 

Elite troops guard the command center from all sides.

Zhè
dào
tiān
rán
de
píng
zhàng
gǒng
wèi
zhe
píng
yuán
miǎn
shòu
fēng
shā
qīn
 

This natural barrier protects the plain from wind and sand erosion.