---
title: "Weiguan Meaning: 围观 (wéiguān) in English"
description: "围观 (traditional 圍觀, wéiguān) means “to crowd around and watch”. Not the weiguan you heard? See 微观. Hear its tones, see what 围 and 观 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weiguan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 围观 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

围观 wéiguān

## to crowd around and watch

## It can also mean

- (Internet) to follow (a story) as an onlooker

## Its characters

1. 围 wéi to surround
2. 观 guān to look at

## In a sentence

街上很多人围观一只小狗表演。 Lots of people on the street crowded around to watch a little dog perform.

[More about 围观](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%B4%E8%A7%82)

## Other words said weiguan

- [微观wēiguānmicroscopic](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BE%AE%E8%A7%82)

## More words with 围 or 观

- [包围 bāowéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baowei)
- [参观 cānguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canguan)
- [范围 fànwéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanwei)
- [观测 guāncè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guance)
- [观察 guānchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guancha)
- [观点 guāndiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guandian)
- [观光 guānguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanguang)
- [观看 guānkàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guankan)
- [观念 guānniàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guannian)
- [观赏 guānshǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanshang)

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