---
title: "Baowei Meaning: 包围 (to surround) or 保卫 (to defend)?"
description: "包围 (traditional 包圍, bāowéi) means “to surround; to encircle”. Not the baowei you heard? See 保卫. Hear its tones, see what 包 and 围 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baowei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 包围 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

包围 bāowéi

## to surround; to encircle

## Its characters

1. 包 bāo to wrap
2. 围 wéi to surround

## In a sentence

一下车，他就被粉丝包围了。 As soon as he got out of the car, he was surrounded by fans.

[More about 包围](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8C%85%E5%9B%B4)

## Other words said baowei

- [保卫bǎowèito defend](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BF%9D%E5%8D%AB)

## More words with 包 or 围

- [包裹 bāoguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguo)
- [包含 bāohán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baohan)
- [包括 bāokuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baokuo)
- [包容 bāoróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baorong)
- [包装 bāozhuāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozhuang)
- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [背包 bēibāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beibao)
- [承包 chéngbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengbao)
- [打包 dǎbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabao)
- [范围 fànwéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanwei)

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