包围

包圍

bāowéi

verb HSK 7-9 #3,700

Meanings

HSK 4

这座城市被山包围着。

Zhè zuò chéngshì bèi shān bāowéi zhe.

This city is surrounded by mountains.

HSK 6

警察包围了那栋建筑。

Jǐngchá bāowéi le nà dòng jiànzhù.

The police surrounded that building.

HSK 7-9

粉丝们把明星包围了。

Fěnsī men bǎ míngxīng bāowéi le.

Fans surrounded the celebrity.

usage

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

包 bāo

围 wéi