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圍困

besiege

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

wei2kun4 • wéikùn

Meaning

Primary

besiege

Alternatives

to besiege, besieged, besieging, siege

Mnemonic

To 圍困 besiege someone, you 圍 surround them so they are 困 trapped where they are.

Usage

敵軍 圍困 了 這 座 城市。

The enemy army besieged this city.

長期 的 圍困

a long siege