surround; encircle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to surround completely; to encircle (enemies, prey, etc.)
formalOften used in military, hunting, or strategic contexts.
Wǒ我
jūn军
chéng成
gōng功
hé合
wéi围
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
zhǔ主
lì力
bù部
duì队
。
Our troops successfully encircled the enemy's main force.
Liè猎
rén人
shì试
tú图
hé合
wéi围
nà那
tóu头
shòu受
shāng伤
de的
yě野
zhū猪
。
The hunters attempted to surround the injured wild boar.
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Jǐng警
chá察
hé合
wéi围
le了
dà大
lóu楼
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
táo逃
tuō脱
。
The police encircled the building to prevent the suspect from escaping.
verb
to join hands to form a circle around; to have a circumference that can be embraced by multiple people
literaryLiterally, to join arms to encircle something. Often describes a very thick tree trunk.
Zhè这
kē棵
gǔ古
shù树
shí十
fēn分
cū粗
dà大
，
xū需
yào要
wǔ五
rén人
cái才
néng能
hé合
wéi围
。
This ancient tree is so thick that it takes five people to encircle it with their arms.
Gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
nà那
kē棵
xū需
yào要
sān三
rén人
hé合
wéi围
de的
dà大
shù树
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
dì地
biāo标
。
The large tree in the park that requires three people to encircle is our landmark.