包围

包圍

bāowéi

verb HSK 5 #3,700

Meanings

1 to surround
2 to encircle
3 to besiege

Characters

to wrap; to surround

to encircle; to surround

Examples

粉丝们把明星包围了。

Fěnsīmen bǎ míngxīng bāowéi le.

Fans surrounded the celebrity.

这座城市被山包围着。

Zhè zuò chéngshì bèi shān bāowéi zhe.

This city is surrounded by mountains.

警察包围了那栋建筑。

Jǐngchá bāowéi le nà dòng jiànzhù.

The police surrounded that building.

Tips

usage

包围 works for both physical (military siege, fans mobbing a star) and figurative (被幸福包围 — surrounded by happiness) contexts.

Stroke Order

包 bāo

围 wéi