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包围

bāo wéi · bao wei

Traditional 包圍

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to surround
  2. to encircle
  3. to hem in
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In a conversation

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Pigeons

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)被(bèi)包围了(bāowéile)！

    Dengdeng, you are surrounded!

  2. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)包围(bāowéi)我(wǒ)？

    Who is surrounding me?

  3. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，一群(yīqún)鸽子(gēzi)！

    Look, a flock of pigeons!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)有(yǒu)面包(miànbāo)，它们(tāmen)都(dōu)来了(láile)。

    I have bread in my hand, so they all came.

  5. Liangliang

    它们(tāmen)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)包围了(bāowéile)，你(nǐ)别(bié)动(dòng)。

    They have surrounded you. Don't move.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)面包(miànbāo)扔(rēng)远(yuǎn)一点儿(yīdiǎnr)。

    OK. I will throw the bread far away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

特(tè)种(zhǒng)部(bù)队(duì)包(bāo)围(wéi)了(le)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)物(wù)。

Special forces surrounded the building.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)被(bèi)一(yí)大(dà)群(qún)记(jì)者(zhě)包(bāo)围(wéi)着(zhe)。

He was surrounded by a throng of reporters.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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