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围 wéi

to surround, to encircle, to corral

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 4
Radical
囗
Traditional
圍
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 囗韦 ⿴囗韦

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  1. 学校周围有很多商店。
    Xuéxiào zhōuwéi yǒu hěn duō shāngdiàn.
    There are many shops around the school.
    school surroundings have very many shop
  2. 你戴围巾了吗？
    Nǐ dài wéijīn le ma?
    Did you wear a scarf?
    you wear scarf (le) (question)
  3. 天冷了，戴上围巾吧。
    Tiān lěng le, dàishang wéijīn ba.
    It's gotten cold, put on a scarf.
    weather cold (le), wear-on scarf (suggestion)
  4. 这个问题超出了讨论的范围。
    Zhège wèntí chāochūle tǎolùn de fànwéi.
    This problem is beyond the scope of discussion.
    this (measure) problem exceed(le) discuss (particle) range
  5. 冬天的时候，大家都喜欢围着火炉聊天。
    Dōngtiān de shíhou, dàjiā dōu xǐhuān wéizhe huǒlú liáotiān.
    In winter, everyone likes to sit around the fire and chat.
    winter (particle) time, everyone all like surround-ing fire-stove chat

Words with 围 (6)