Chinese word dictionary

围堵

wéi dǔ · to blockade; to surround; to hem in

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Word information

Simplified围堵

Traditional圍堵

Pinyinwéi dǔ

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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围wéi

to surround, to encircle, to corral

堵dǔ

wall; to stop, to prevent, to block

How to learn 围堵

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to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls)

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围wéi

surname Wei; to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

围巾wéijīn

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