圍住 [围－]

Jyutping wai4 zyu6
Pinyin wéi zhù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to surround
  2. to gird
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to surround
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    人群把伤者团团围住，但医生来到现场时都让了路给他。
    人群把傷者團團圍住，但醫生來到現場時都讓了路給他。
    rén qún bǎ shāng zhě tuán tuán wéi zhù ， dàn yī shēng lái dào xiàn chǎng shí dōu ràng le lù gěi tā 。
    • The people crowded round the injured man, but they made way for the doctor when he reached the scene of the accident.
  2. Mandarin
    老师被她的学生包围住了。
    老師被她的學生包圍住了。
    lǎo shī bèi tā de xué sheng bāo wéi zhù le 。
    • The teacher was surrounded by her students.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    月亮围住地球转。
    月亮圍住地球轉。
    jyut6 loeng6 wai4 zyu6 dei6 kau4 zyun2 。
    • The moon moves around the earth.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋一落巴士，就即刻俾一大班喺条村到嚟嘅细路包围住。
    我哋一落巴士，就即刻俾一大班喺條村到嚟嘅細路包圍住。
    ngo5 dei2 jat1 lok6 baa1 si2 ， zau6 zik1 hak1 bei2 jat1 daai6 baan1 hai2 tiu5 cyun1 dou3 lai4 ge3 sai3 lou6 baau1 wai4 zyu6 。
    • When we stepped off the bus we were immediately surrounded by a throng of children from the village.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    八大行星围住太阳运转。
    八大行星圍住太陽運轉。
    baat3 daai6 hang4 sing1 wai4 zyu6 taai3 joeng4 wan6 zyun2
    • The eight planets orbit around the Sun.
  2. Cantonese
    班女仔都围住佢，将羡慕嘅眼光投注喺佢身上。
    班女仔都圍住佢，將羨慕嘅眼光投注喺佢身上。
    baan1 neoi5 zai2 dou1 wai4 zyu6 keoi5, zoeng1 sin6 mou6 ge3 ngaan5 gwong1 tau4 zyu3 hai2 keoi5 san1 soeng6.
    • The girls surrounded him, casting envious eyes on him.
  3. Cantonese
    兄弟，围住佢，咪畀佢走！
    兄弟，圍住佢，咪畀佢走！
    hing1 dai6, wai4 zyu6 keoi5, mai5 bei2 keoi5 zau2!
    • Let's surround him! Don't let him go!
  4. Cantonese
    你又话商场门口等？我围住个商场行咗一个框都揾你唔到。
    你又話商場門口等？我圍住個商場行咗一個框都揾你唔到。
    nei5 jau6 waa6 soeng1 coeng4 mun4 hau2 dang2? ngo5 wai4 zyu6 go3 soeng1 coeng4 haang4 zo2 jat1 go3 kwaak1 dou1 wan2 nei5 m4 dou2.
    • Did you say meet me outside the shopping mall? I walked around the shopping mall for a complete circle and still couldn't find you.
  5. Cantonese
    佢个人好自大，好似全世界围住佢转噉。
    佢個人好自大，好似全世界圍住佢轉噉。
    keoi5 go3 jan4 hou2 zi6 daai6, hou2 ci5 cyun4 sai3 gaai3 wai4 zyu6 keoi5 zyun3 gam2.
    • He is very proud, as if the whole world spins around him.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    团团围住
    團團圍住
    tuán tuán wéi zhù
    • to encircle
  2. Mandarin
    有几回，邻舍孩子听得笑声，也赶热闹，围住了孔乙己。
    有幾回，鄰舍孩子聽得笑聲，也趕熱鬧，圍住了孔乙己。
    yǒu jǐ huí ， lín shè hái zi tīng de xiào shēng ， yě gǎn rè nào ， wéi zhù le kǒng yǐ jǐ ．
    • Sometimes children in the neighbourhood, hearing laughter, came to join in the fun, and surrounded Kung I-chi.