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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.all sides; periphery
外围
peripheral
周围
around
- 2
v.enclose; surround; besiege; encircle; wrap
全家人围桌而坐。
The whole family sat around the table.
包围
encircle
学生们把老师团团围住。
completely surround
synonym
- 3
measure wordarm span; hand span
腰细两围
have a slender waist of only two hand-spans
树粗两围
a tree trunk two arm spans around
- 4
n.girth; circumference; perimeter
腰围
the waist
Words and phrases with 围
- 围困[word]besiege
- 围养[word]culture in enclosure
- 围子[word]defensive embankment; curtain
- 围攻[word]besiege; jointly speak or write against somebody
- 围兜[word]apron
- 围护[word]surround
- 围线[word]contour
- 围裹[word]muffle
- 围聚[word]gather round
- 围城打援[idiom]lay siege to/besiege a city to annihilate the enemy relief force
- 围魏救赵[idiom]besiege Wei to rescue Zhao
- 围追堵截[idiom]encirclement, pursuit, obstruction, and interception