How do you say “surround” in Vietnamese?

“Surround” in Vietnamese is bao vây (to surround), bao quanh (to circle).

Vietnamese words for “surround”

• bao vâyListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˧ vəj˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˧˧ vəj˧˧]bao level vây level

  to surround; to besiege

  for “surround” meaning: To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.

  • Các ngươi đã bị bao vây.You are surrounded.
• bao quanhListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˧ kwajŋ̟˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˧˧ wan˧˧]bao level quanh level

  to circle; to surround; to encompass

  • Thị trấn này bao quanh bởi núi.This town is surrounded by mountains.

Related Vietnamese words

• quâyListenverb

  to enclose; to surround; to encircle

• vây hãmListenverb

  to besiege; to beset; to surround

• bọcListenverb

  a bundle; a bag; packet

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.