Definition

1. Verb:
   • To surround: To be or form a circle or boundary around something on all sides.
   • To encircle: To form a ring or circle around an object or area.
   • To encompass: To include or contain something within its scope or area.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Một bức tường cao bao quanh khu vườn. (A high wall surrounds the garden.)
  • Những ngọn núi hùng vĩ bao quanh thung lũng. (Majestic mountains encircle the valley.)
  • Sự im lặng bao quanh căn phòng. (Silence enveloped the room.)

Advanced Usage

• "bao quanh lấy": To embrace or enclose something closely, often with a sense of protection or containment.
  • Người mẹ bao quanh lấy đứa con. (The mother embraced her child.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bao vây (v): To besiege, to surround (often with a military or hostile connotation).

  • Quân địch bao vây thành phố. (The enemy forces besieged the city.)

• Vây quanh (v): To crowd around, to gather around something in a circle.

  • Mọi người vây quanh người nổi tiếng. (People crowded around the celebrity.)

Synonyms

• Encircle: To form a circle around.
• Envelop: To completely surround or cover.
• Ring: To be positioned around something.

Related Idioms

• Bao quanh tứ phía: To surround on all sides.
  • Kẻ thù bao quanh tứ phía. (The enemy surrounded us on all sides.)

verb

1. To circle, to encompass
   • một thành phố có những quả đồi bao quanh
     a town circled by hills
   • một cái hồ được bao quanh bởi những dãy núi
     a lake encompassed by mountains