围困

圍困

wéikùn

verb #29,015

Meanings

HSK 6

城市被洪水围困，救援队紧急出动。

Chéngshì bèi hóngshuǐ wéikùn, jiùyuán duì jǐnjí chūdòng.

The city was cut off by floodwaters and the rescue team was urgently deployed.

HSK 7-9

敌军被围困在山谷里，无法撤退。

Díjūn bèi wéikùn zài shāngǔ lǐ, wúfǎ chètuì.

The enemy troops were besieged in the valley and could not retreat.

memory

围 means 'to encircle' and 困 means 'trapped / stranded' - together they paint a picture of being encircled and stuck, like a box you can't escape.

围 wéi

困 kùn