wéi

surround, encircle, corral

DEFINITIONS

  • surround, encircle, corral
  • surname Wei
  • to encircle
  • to surround
  • all around
  • to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

WORDS

sān wéi BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍|胸围[xiong1 wei2], waist 腰圍|腰围[yao1 wei2] and hip 臀圍|臀围[tun2 wei2]
rù wéi to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals
bāo wéi to surround; to encircle; to hem in
剿 fǎn wéi jiǎo communist attack against the Guomindang's encircle and annihilate campaign
hé wéi to surround; to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc)
zhōu wéi surroundings; environment; to encompass
性眩暈 zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn peripheral vertigo
sì wéi all around; on all sides; encircled
住 wéi zhù to surround; to gird
兜 wéi dōu bib
剿 wéi jiǎo to encircle and annihilate; refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards
嘴 wéi zuǐ (baby) bib
困 wéi kùn to besiege
坐 wéi zuò to sit in a circle; seated around (a narrator)
城 wéi chéng Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial; siege; besieged city
城打援 wéi chéng dǎ yuán to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
堰 wéi yàn a cofferdam
場 wéi chǎng Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei; enclosure; pig pen; hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times)
場滿族蒙古族自治縣 wéi chǎng mǎn zú měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei
場縣 wéi chǎng xiàn Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei
堵 wéi dǔ to blockade; to surround; to hem in
墾 wéi kěn to reclaim land by diking
巾 wéi jīn scarf; shawl; CL:條|条[tiao2]
捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net; to capture; to surround and seize
擊 wéi jī to besiege
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