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。

Fěnsī men 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