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围观 (wéi guān): Gather to watch (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

围观 consists of 2 characters.

to surround, encircle, or enclose

to observe, to watch, to view

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Pinyinwéi guān

Meaninggather to watch

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word围观

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 围观.

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围巾wéi jīnHSK 5
围绕wéi ràoHSK 5
范围fàn wéiHSK 5
包围bāo wéiHSK 6
围棋wéi qíHSK 6
氛围fēn wéiHSK 6
围墙wéi qiángHSK 7-9

Words with 观

参观cān guānHSK 4
观众guān zhòngHSK 4
观看guān kànHSK 4
主观zhǔ guānHSK 5
乐观lè guānHSK 5
外观wài guānHSK 5
客观kè guānHSK 5
悲观

bēi guān

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 围观 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 围观 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

wéi围

guān观

shì事

jiàn件

neutral

incident attracting onlookers

wéi围

guān观

qún群

zhòng众

neutral

onlookers

yǐn引

fā发

wéi围

guān观

formal

cause a crowd to gather

Adverb + Verbwith好奇

hào好

qí奇

wéi围

guān观

4.

Example Sentences with 围观

hěn很

duō多

rén人

wéi围

guān观

nà那

zhǐ只

neutral

watch curiously

xiǎo小

māo猫

。

Many people are watching that little cat.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

jǐng警

fāng方

duō多

cì次

quàn劝

zǔ阻

，

réng仍

yǒu有

bù不

shǎo少

shì市

mín民

zhù驻

zú足

wéi围

guān观

zhè这

chǎng场

duì对

zhì峙

。

Despite repeated warnings from the police, many citizens still stopped to watch the confrontation.

nǐ你

men们

wèi为

shén什

me么

dōu都

wéi围

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

wéi围

guān观

，

shì是

yǒu有

shén什

me么

xīn新

qí奇

de的

shì事

qíng情

fā发

shēng生

ma吗

？

Why are you all gathered here watching? Did something novel happen?

jiē街

shàng上

fā发

shēng生

shì事

gù故

shí时

，

zǒng总

yǒu有

rén人

tíng停

xià下

lái来

wéi围

guān观

。

When an accident happens on the street, there are always people stopping to watch.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

jiā加

rù入

wéi围

guān观

de的

rén人

qún群

，

ér而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

mò默

mò默

lí离

kāi开

xiàn现

chǎng场

。

He did not join the crowd of onlookers but chose to leave the scene quietly.

jiē街

tóu头

yì艺

rén人

de的

jīng精

cǎi彩

biǎo表

yǎn演

xī吸

yǐn引

le了

dà大

liàng量

lù路

rén人

wéi围

guān观

，

bìng并

yíng赢

dé得

le了

zhèn阵

zhèn阵

zhǎng掌

shēng声

。

The street performer's brilliant act attracted a large crowd of passersby to watch and won rounds of applause.

shè社

jiāo交

méi媒

tǐ体

shàng上

，

wǎng网

yǒu友

men们

xǐ喜

huān欢

wéi围

guān观

míng名

rén人

de的

zhēng争

yì议

shì事

jiàn件

。

On social media, netizens enjoy watching celebrities' controversial events.

dāng当

xiāo消

fáng防

yuán员

xùn迅

sù速

chǔ处

lǐ理

huǒ火

qíng情

shí时

，

wéi围

guān观

zhě者

bèi被

yāo要

qiú求

tuì退

dào到

ān安

quán全

jù距

lí离

zhī之

wài外

。

When the firefighters quickly handled the fire, onlookers were asked to retreat to a safe distance.