围住

圍住

wéizhù

verb #18,282

Meanings

1 to surround
2 to enclose
3 to hem in

Characters

to surround; to encircle

to hold; to stop (resultative complement)

Examples

警察围住了那栋建筑。

Jǐngchá wéizhù le nà dòng jiànzhù.

The police surrounded the building.

粉丝们围住了明星。

Fěnsīmen wéizhù le míngxīng.

The fans surrounded the celebrity.

Tips

grammar

围住 is a resultative complement verb: 围 (to surround) + 住 (to hold in place). The 住 indicates the surrounding is successful and sustained.

Stroke Order

围 wéi

住 zhù