重围 (chóng wéi) — tight encirclement; heavy siege
Definition
重围 (chóngwéi) means a tight encirclement or heavy siege — literal military use (enemy surrounded by one's army) or figurative (a company trapped by market forces). It emphasizes being hemmed in on all sides, not a loose surrounding.
noun
tight encirclementheavy siege
Examples
- 重围。Dí rén xiàn rù le wǒ jūn de chóng wéi zhī zhōng.The enemy fell into our army's encirclement.
- ，重围。Jīng guò sān tiān kǔ zhàn, wǒ men zhōng yú tū pò le chóng wéi.After three days of hard fighting, we finally broke through the encirclement.
- 重围。Zhè jiā gōng sī shì tú zài shì chǎng de chóng wéi zhōng xún zhǎo chū lù.This company is trying to find a way out in the market's encirclement.
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