surround; encircle; envelop
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to surround; to encircle; to hem in
Often used for physical or abstract situations where something is completely enclosed.
Dí敌
rén人
bèi被
wǒ我
men们
de的
jūn军
duì队
bāo包
wéi围
le了
。
The enemy was surrounded by our troops.
Nóng浓
wù雾
bāo包
wéi围
le了
zhěng整
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
。
Thick fog enveloped the entire city.
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Tā她
bèi被
yī一
qún群
jì记
zhě者
bāo包
wéi围
，
wú无
fǎ法
tuō脱
shēn身
。
She was surrounded by a crowd of journalists and couldn't get away.
Yī一
zhǒng种
xìng幸
fú福
gǎn感
bāo包
wéi围
le了
tā他
。
A feeling of happiness enveloped him.
verb
to envelop; to outflank (military); to attack the enemy's flanks and rear
technicalA specific military tactic. In broader usage, it can mean to comprehensively overcome or overwhelm a problem from all sides.
Zhǐ指
huī挥
guān官
xià下
lìng令
bāo包
wéi围
dí敌
rén人
de的
liǎng两
yì翼
。
The commander ordered the envelopment of the enemy's flanks.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
yì役
de的
guān关
jiàn键
zài在
yú于
chéng成
gōng功
bāo包
wéi围
dí敌
jūn军
zhǔ主
lì力
。
The key to this battle was successfully enveloping the enemy's main force.
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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
cóng从
duō多
gè个
jiǎo角
dù度
bāo包
wéi围
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
。
We must approach this problem from multiple angles to solve it comprehensively.