wéijiān

围歼

Word · VerbTraditional圍殲

surround and annihilate

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to surround and annihilate; to encircle and wipe out

A military term describing tactical encirclement followed by destruction of enemy forces.

Wǒ我
jūn军
chéng成
gōng功
wéi围
jiān歼
le了
dí敌
jūn军
zhǔ主
lì力
bù部
duì队
 。

Our army successfully surrounded and annihilated the enemy's main forces.

Zhè这
cì次
zhàn战
yì役
wéi围
jiān歼
le了
dì敌
rén人
yī一
gè个
zhěng整
biān编
shī师
 。

This campaign encircled and wiped out an entire enemy division.

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Jǐng警
fāng方
shè设
xià下
mái埋
fú伏
 ,
wéi围
jiān歼
le了
zhè这
gǔ股
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
 。

The police laid an ambush and surrounded and wiped out this criminal gang.