围住 meaning in English

wéizhù

to surround; to gird

Traditional 圍住14 strokes

Meaning of 围住

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wéizhù
  1. to surround
  2. to gird

围住 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

人rén群qún把bǎ伤shāng者zhě团tuán团tuán围wéi住zhù,但dàn医yī生shēng来lái到dào现xiàn场chǎng时shí都dōu让ràng了le路lù给gěi他tā。
The people crowded round the injured man, but they made way for the doctor when he reached the scene of the accident.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

围 wéi · to encircle · 7 strokes

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住 zhù · to live · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 围住.

记住jìzhùto remember; to bear in mind
站住zhànzhùto come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright
住院zhùyuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
住房zhùfánghousing
抓住zhuāzhùto grab hold of; to capture
周围zhōuwéienvirons; surroundings; periphery
范围fànwéirange; scope
居住jūzhùto reside; to dwell
围巾wéijīnscarf; shawl
包围bāowéito surround; to encircle; to hem in
忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear
围绕wéiràoto revolve around; to center on (an issue)

Questions about 围住

What does 围住 mean?

围住 (wéizhù) means "to surround; to gird".

How do you write 围住?

围住 is made of 2 characters: 围 (7 strokes), 住 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

How is 围住 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 围住 is written 圍住.