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围城打援

wéi chéng dǎ yuán

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 围城打援

围
wéi

to encircle

城
chéng

city walls

打
dá

dozen (loanword)

打
dǎ

to beat

围城
wéi chéng

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

援
yuán

to help