包围

• 拼音: bāo wéi
• 汉字拆解: 包 = 勹 (wrap) + 巳 (snake); 围 = 囗 (enclosure) + 韦 (phonetic)

含义

Surround; encircle. To form a ring around something or someone, either physically or figuratively.

Used for military encirclement, police cordoning off an area, crowds surrounding someone, or figuratively being surrounded by emotions or circumstances. Can be both literal and metaphorical.

例句

1. 警察迅速包围了犯罪现场，不让任何人离开。
2. 粉丝们热情地包围了那位明星，争着要签名。
3. 这座古老的城堡被茂密的森林所包围。

用法指南

语境: military, news, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 记者们把他团团包围了。(The reporters surrounded him completely.)
• 敌军被我们包围了。(The enemy forces were surrounded by us.)

错误说法

• 说'我被工作包围'来表达忙碌——应该说'我被工作压得喘不过气'或'我忙得不可开交' (Don't say '被工作包围' for being busy — say 忙得不可开交 instead)

起源与历史

Compound of 包 (wrap/enclose) + 围 (surround), both characters contributing to the meaning of encircling.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal