Definition
围剿 is a military/political term meaning 'to encircle and suppress' — originally a military strategy of surrounding enemy forces to destroy them, later extended to describe organized campaigns against crime, corruption, or ideological threats. It carries a sense of coordinated, large-scale action with the goal of total elimination. You'll encounter it in historical texts about civil wars, as well as in modern news about crackdowns (e.g., 围剿犯罪 'encircle and suppress crime').
v.
to encircle and suppressto launch a campaign to eliminate (enemy forces, crime, etc.)
Examples
- 围剿。Zhèngfǔ zhǎnkāi le duì dúpǐn de quánmiàn wéi jiǎo xíngdòng.The government launched a comprehensive campaign to encircle and suppress drugs.
- 围剿。Hóngjūn zài fǎn wéi jiǎo zhōng qǔdé le shènglì.The Red Army achieved victory in the counter-encirclement campaign.
- 围剿。Jǐngfāng zhèngzài wéi jiǎo yí gè fànzuì tuánhuǒ.The police are encircling and suppressing a criminal gang.
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