"surround" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Part of speech | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 围 圍 | v. | to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) | syn | |
| 环 環 | n., m.w., v. | ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in | syn | |
| 抱 | v. | to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely | syn | |
| 圈 | n., v. | circle / ring / loop (CL:個|个[ge4]) / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / to surround / to circle | syn | |
| 包围 包圍 | v. | to surround / to encircle / to hem in | syn | |
| 环绕 環繞 | v. | to surround / to circle / to revolve around | syn | |
| 围住 圍住 | to surround / to gird | syn | ||
| 环抱 環抱 | to encircle / to surround / to embrace | syn | ||
| 合围 合圍 | to surround / to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc) | syn | ||
| 围堵 圍堵 | to blockade / to surround / to hem in | syn | ||
| 拥 擁 | to hold in one's arms / to embrace / to surround / to gather around / to throng / to swarm / (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4]) / (literary) to have / to possess / Taiwan pr. [yong3] | syn | ||
| 拱 | v. | to cup one's hands in salute / to surround / to arch / to dig earth with the snout / arched | syn | |
| 奄 | suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround | |||
| 匝 帀 | (literary) to encircle / to go around / to surround / (literary) whole / full / (literary) classifier for a full circuit or a turn of a coil | syn | ||
| 肙 | a small worm / to twist / to surround / empty | |||
| 阹 | a pen / to surround | |||
| 囲 | to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) / Japanese variant of 圍|围[wei2] | |||
| 围起 圍起 | to surround / to encircle / to enclose / to fence in | |||
| 圏 | circle / ring / loop / (fig.) social circle / niche group / community / fandom / classifier for loops, orbits, laps / to surround / to encircle / to circle (sth) / to mark with a circle / Japanese variant of 圈 | |||
| 包夹 包夾 | to surround / to hem in / (sports) double-teaming |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Part of speech | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 围捕 圍捕 | to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize | syn | ||
| 拱卫 拱衛 | to surround and protect | syn | ||
| 兜抄 | to close in from the rear and flanks / to surround and attack / to mop up (remnant enemy troops) | syn | ||
| 包剿 | to surround and annihilate (bandits) | |||
| 爱才若渴 愛才若渴 | (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people | |||
| 前呼后拥 | (idiom) People shout ahead to clear the way, while others surround and protect the person from behind. | syn | ||
| 十围五攻 十圍五攻 | (idiom) A military principle stating that a force ten times larger can surround the enemy, while one five times larger can attack it. | |||
| 怀山襄陵 懷山襄陵 | (idiom) Floodwaters surround mountains and rise over the hills. It describes powerful waters or widespread flooding. | |||
| 百马伐骥 百馬伐驥 | (idiom) Many horses surround and attack an excellent horse. | |||
| 聚而歼之 聚而殲之 | (idiom) To surround the enemy and wipe them out. The expression is used in a military context. |