围堵 (wéi dǔ) — to encircle and block (military, police); to contain, to surround and suppress (politics, sports)

Definition

Examples

• 警方采取围堵战术，最终抓住了逃犯。
  Jǐng fāng cǎi qǔ wéi dǔ zhàn shù, zuì zhōng zhuā zhù le táo fàn.
  The police used encirclement tactics and finally caught the fugitive.
• 在这场足球比赛中，对方后卫成功围堵住了前锋的进攻路线。
  Zài zhè chǎng zú qiú bǐ sài zhōng, duì fāng hòu wèi chéng gōng wéi dǔ zhù le qián fēng de jìn gōng lù xiàn.
  In this football match, the opposing defenders successfully blocked the forward's attacking route.
• 一些国家试图通过经济制裁来围堵中国的发展。
  Yì xiē guó jiā shì tú tōng guò jīng jì zhì cái lái wéi dǔ zhōng guó de fā zhǎn.
  Some countries try to contain China's development through economic sanctions.