围 (wéi) means Encircles (surround). Below are 24 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
月亮 围 绕地球转。
Yuèliang wéirào dìqiú zhuàn.
The moon revolves around the earth.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 围绕
他站住看了看周 围 。
Tā zhàn zhù kàn le kàn zhōuwéi.
He stopped and looked around.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 周围
考试范 围 是前五课。
Kǎoshì fànwéi shì qián wǔ kè.
The exam covers the first five lessons.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 范围
这条 围 巾是丝绸的。
Zhè tiáo wéijīn shì sīchóu de.
This scarf is made of silk.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 丝绸
请 围 绕主题写作文。
Qǐng wéirào zhǔtí xiě zuòwén.
Please write your essay around the topic.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 主题
围 墙上有一个缺口。
Wéiqiáng shang yǒu yí ge quēkǒu.
There is a gap in the wall.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 缺口
他对 围 棋十分着迷。
Tā duì wéiqí shífēn zháomí.
He is quite fascinated by the game of go.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 着迷
学校周 围 有很多商店。
Xuéxiào zhōuwéi yǒu hěn duō shāngdiàn.
There are many shops around the school.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 周围
这条 围 巾是手工做的。
Zhè tiáo wéijīn shì shǒugōng zuò de.
This scarf is handmade.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 手工
亲友们 围 着新娘拍照。
Qīnyǒumen wéizhe xīnniáng pāizhào.
Friends and relatives gathered round the bride to take photographs.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 新娘
讨论 围 绕这个问题进行。
Tǎolùn wéirào zhège wèntí jìnxíng.
The discussion centred on this question.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 围绕
奶奶给我编织了一条 围 巾。
Nǎinai gěi wǒ biānzhī le yì tiáo wéijīn.
Grandma knitted me a scarf.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 编织
他们的势力范 围 正在扩大。
Tāmen de shìli fànwéi zhèngzài kuòdà.
Their sphere of influence is expanding.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 势力
天冷了， 围 上 围 巾保护脖子。
Tiān lěng le, wéi shàng wéijīn bǎohù bózi.
It is cold; put on a scarf to protect your neck.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 脖子
手机的辐射在安全范 围 之内。
Shǒujī de fúshè zài ānquán fànwéi zhī nèi.
The radiation from a phone is within the safe range.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 辐射
此事不在我们的管辖范 围 内。
Cǐ shì bú zài wǒmen de guǎnxiá fànwéi nèi.
This matter lies outside our jurisdiction.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 管辖
这项决定属于行政管理范 围 。
Zhè xiàng juédìng shǔyú xíngzhèng guǎnlǐ fànwéi.
This decision falls within administrative management.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 行政
这个问题不在我的工作范 围 内。
Zhège wèntí bú zài wǒ de gōngzuò fànwéi nèi.
This question is outside the scope of my job.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 范围
记者把这位明星团团包 围 住了。
Jìzhě bǎ zhè wèi míngxīng tuántuán bāowéi zhù le.
Reporters surrounded the star on every side.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 包围
这件事已经超越了我的能力范 围 。
Zhè jiàn shì yǐjīng chāoyuè le wǒ de nénglì fànwéi.
This matter is already beyond what I am able to do.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 超越
一家人 围 在一起涮火锅特别热闹。
Yìjiā rén wéi zài yìqǐ shuànhuǒguō tèbié rènao.
The whole family gathered round the hotpot, which was great fun.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 涮火锅
消防队很快把着火的楼房包 围 起来。
Xiāofángduì hěn kuài bǎ zháohuǒ de lóufáng bāowéi qǐlái.
The fire brigade quickly surrounded the burning building.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 包围
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Words that contain 围
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Questions about 围
How is 围 used in a sentence?
This page shows 24 sentences using 围 (wéi, "Encircles (surround)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 围 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 围 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 围?
The dictionary page for 围 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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