encircle; surround
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to surround; to encircle; to embrace in a curve
literaryPrimarily used in formal, descriptive, or literary contexts to describe how mountains or hills form a circle around a place.
Qún群
shān山
gǒng拱
bào抱
zhe着
zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The mountains encircle this small village.
Fēng峰
luán峦
gǒng拱
bào抱
，
xíng形
chéng成
le了
yī一
chù处
tiān天
rán然
de的
pén盆
dì地
。
The encircling peaks formed a natural basin.
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Gōng宫
diàn殿
zuò坐
luò落
zài在
bèi被
qīng青
shān山
gǒng拱
bào抱
de的
shān山
gǔ谷
zhī之
zhōng中
。
The palace is situated in a valley embraced by green mountains.