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围

wéi · wei/Wéi · wei

Traditional 圍

HSK 3

Meaning

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wéi 圍

  1. to encircle
  2. to surround
  3. all around
  4. to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

Wéi 圍

  1. surname Wei
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Hot pot and a scarf

  1. Liangliang

    一到(yīdào)冬天(dōngtiān)，一家人(yījiārén)就(jiù)围着(wéizhe)火锅(huǒguō)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Every winter, the whole family sits around the hot pot.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)围着(wéizhe)桌子(zhuōzi)坐(zuò)吧(ba)。

    Let us sit around the table too.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)冷(lěng)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)借(jiè)你(nǐ)一条(yītiáo)围巾(wéijīn)。

    Are you cold? I will lend you a scarf.

  4. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，我(wǒ)围上(wéishàng)了(le)。好热(hǎorè)！我要(wǒyào)把(bǎ)围巾(wéijīn)拿下来(náxiàlái)。

    Thanks, I have wrapped it on. So hot! I will take it off.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)围上(wéishàng)又(yòu)拿下来(náxiàlái)，一共(yīgòng)才(cái)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)。

    You put it on and took it off in just one minute.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

花(huā)园(yuán)被(bèi)木(mù)栅(zhà)栏(lán)围(wéi)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)围(wéi)上(shàng)一(yì)条(tiáo)红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)围(wéi)巾(jīn)就(jiù)出(chū)门(mén)了(le)。

She wrapped a red scarf around her neck and went out.

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