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wéi
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to encircle
  2. 2. to surround
  3. 3. all around
  4. 4. to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1691662)

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Words Containing 围

围栏
wéi lán

fencing

围殴
wéi ōu

to gang up and beat

壮围乡
zhuàng wéi xiāng

Zhuangwei or Chuangwei Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

围篱
wéi lí

fence; paling

合围
hé wéi

to surround

围巾
wéi jīn

scarf

周围
zhōu wéi

environs; surroundings; periphery

围标
wéi biāo

bid rigging

臀围
tún wéi

hip measurement

突围
tū wéi

to break a siege

围裙
wéi qún

apron

围剿
wéi jiǎo

to encircle and annihilate

范围
fàn wéi

range

重围
chóng wéi

to redouble a siege

围击
wéi jī

to besiege

围垦
wéi kěn

to reclaim land by diking

防毒围裙
fáng dú wéi qún

protective apron

深海围网
shēn hǎi wéi wǎng

purse-seine net (fishing)

围脖
wéi bó

muffler

围绕
wéi rào

to revolve around

环围
huán wéi

to form a ring around

外围
wài wéi

surrounding

围攻
wéi gōng

to besiege

围场满族蒙古族自治县
wéi chǎng mǎn zú měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

围兜
wéi dōu

bib

海涂围垦
hǎi tú wéi kěn

tideland reclamation

围住
wéi zhù

to gird

入围者
rù wéi zhě

finalist; qualifier; person or item selected as one of the best

围产
wéi chǎn

perinatal

授权范围
shòu quán fàn wéi

scope of authority

围魏救赵
wéi wèi jiù zhào

lit. to besiege 魏[wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[zhào] (idiom)

围嘴
wéi zuǐ

(baby) bib

四围
sì wéi

all around

氛围
fēn wéi

ambience

解围
jiě wéi

to lift a siege

周围性眩晕
zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn

peripheral vertigo

围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

入围
rù wéi

to get past the qualifying round

围网
wéi wǎng

seine net

围产期
wéi chǎn qī

perinatal period

围场
wéi chǎng

Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

围堵
wéi dǔ

to blockade

围护
wéi hù

to protect from all sides

围墙
wéi qiáng

perimeter wall

围观
wéi guān

to stand in a circle and watch

壮围
zhuàng wéi

Zhuangwei or Chuangwei Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

围坐
wéi zuò

to sit in a circle

围拢
wéi lǒng

to crowd around

围护结构
wéi hù jié gòu

building envelope

胸围
xiōng wéi

chest measurement

包围
bāo wéi

to surround

围困
wéi kùn

to besiege

围起
wéi qǐ

to surround

反围剿
fǎn wéi jiǎo

communist attack against the Guomindang's encircle and annihilate campaign

围堰
wéi yàn

a cofferdam

腰围
yāo wéi

waist measurement

围场县
wéi chǎng xiàn

Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

大范围
dà fàn wéi

large-scale

围城
wéi chéng

Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial

杀出重围
shā chū chóng wéi

to force one's way out of encirclement

围棋
wéi qí

the game of Go

围捕
wéi bǔ

to fish by casting a net

小范围
xiǎo fàn wéi

small-scale

柏林围墙
bó lín wéi qiáng

Berlin Wall