圍 wéi

surround, encircle, corral

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

三圍 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]
入圍 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals
包圍 bāo wéi to surround; to encircle; to hem in
反圍剿 fǎn wéi jiǎo communist attack against the Guomindang's encircle and annihilate campaign
合圍 hé wéi to surround; to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc)
周圍 zhōu wéi surroundings; environment; to encompass
周圍性眩暈 zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn peripheral vertigo
四圍 sì wéi all around; on all sides; encircled
圍住 wéi zhù to surround; to gird
圍兜 wéi dōu bib
圍剿 wéi jiǎo to encircle and annihilate; refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards
圍嘴 wéi zuǐ (baby) bib
圍困 wéi kùn to besiege
圍坐 wéi zuò to sit in a circle; seated around (a narrator)
圍城 wéi chéng Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial; siege; besieged city
圍城打援 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
圍堰 wéi yàn a cofferdam
圍場 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)
圍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
圍場縣 wéi chǎng xiàn Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei
圍堵 wéi dǔ to blockade; to surround; to hem in
圍墾 wéi kěn to reclaim land by diking
圍巾 wéi jīn scarf; shawl; CL:條|条[tiao2]
圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net; to capture; to surround and seize
圍擊 wéi jī to besiege
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