围垦
wéi kěn
Pinyin

Definition

围垦
 - 
wéi kěn
  1. to reclaim land by diking

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

周围
zhōu wéi
  1. 1 surroundings
  2. 2 environment
  3. 3 to encompass
围脖
wéi bó
  1. 1 muffler
  2. 2 scarf
围观
wéi guān
  1. 1 to stand in a circle and watch
入围
rù wéi
  1. 1 to get past the qualifying round
  2. 2 to make it to the finals
包围
bāo wéi
  1. 1 to surround
  2. 2 to encircle
  3. 3 to hem in
围
Wéi
  1. 1 surname Wei
围城
Wéi chéng
  1. 1 Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial
围巾
wéi jīn
  1. 1 scarf
  2. 2 shawl
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
围攻
wéi gōng
  1. 1 to besiege
  2. 2 to beleaguer
  3. 3 to attack from all sides
  4. 4 to jointly speak or write against sb
围绕
wéi rào
  1. 1 to revolve around
  2. 2 to center on (an issue)
氛围
fēn wéi
  1. 1 ambience
  2. 2 atmosphere
范围
fàn wéi
  1. 1 range
  2. 2 scope
  3. 3 limit
  4. 4 extent
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
胸围
xiōng wéi
  1. 1 chest measurement
  2. 2 bust
腰围
yāo wéi
  1. 1 waist measurement
  2. 2 girth
臀围
tún wéi
  1. 1 hip measurement
重围
chóng wéi
  1. 1 to redouble a siege
三围
sān wéi
  1. 1 BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍|胸围[xiōng wéi], waist 腰圍|腰围[yāo wéi] and hip 臀圍|臀围[tún wéi]
合围
hé wéi
  1. 1 to surround
  2. 2 to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc)
四围
sì wéi
  1. 1 all around
  2. 2 on all sides
  3. 3 encircled
围住
wéi zhù
  1. 1 to surround
  2. 2 to gird

Idioms (2)

围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

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