圍剿 wéi jiǎo

to encircle and annihilate

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to encircle and annihilate
  2. 2. refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards

Characters

Character Meaning
圍 wéi
to surround; to encircle; all around
剿 jiǎo
to destroy; to extirpate; variant of 剿jiǎo