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Wēi

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Wēi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Wēi | Wei1
English translation
surname Wei
danger
to endanger
Taiwan pr. [wéi]
dangerous, precarious; high

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About Wēi

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Wēi

Contains the radical

xiān

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A person  xiān at the edge of a cliff  wěi wěi also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of Wēi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

厃㔾

Explanation

Depicts a person ( rén ) standing precariously on the edge of a mountain cliff ( Shān ).

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Example sentences using Wēi

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kuā ér 特夸自己 zìjǐ hěn 勇敢 yǒnggǎn , dàn 遇到 yùdào 危险 wēixiǎn , jiù 显得 xiǎnde 胆怯 dǎnqiè .

He boasted a lot about his courage, but when danger came he showed the white feather.

火成 huǒ chéng 碎屑 suì xiè bēng de zuì 危害 wēihài 可能 kěnéng shì 炽热 chì rè 窒息 zhì xī 作用 zuòyòng .

The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation.

lǎo 舵手 duò shǒu 掉转 diào zhuǎn le chuán de 航向 háng xiàng ,我们 wǒmen cái 避免 bìmiǎn le 撞击 zhuàng jī 礁石 jiāo shí de 危险 wēixiǎn .

The old helmsman brought us about and we avoided a dangerous dash against the rocks.

zhè 疾病 jíbìng zài 蔓延 mànyán , suì 以下 yǐ xià de 小孩 xiǎo hái dōu yǒu 危险 wēixiǎn .

The disease is spreading, and all children under five are at risk.

他们 tā men 那点 Qián ,只能 zhǐ néng 这样 zhè yàng de 屋子 wūzi ;,危险 wēixiǎn , dōu 活该 huógāi !

What did the tenants expect if they could only afford to rent such wretched hovels?

Words with Wēi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
危险 wēixiǎn danger危險
危机 wēijī crisis危機
危害 wēihài to harm危害 wēihài
Wēi danger Wēi
危及 wēi jí to endanger危及 wēi jí
危急 wēi jí critical危急 wēi jí
安危 ān wēi safety安危 ān wēi
危难 wēi nàn calamity危難
危房 wēi fáng decrepit house危房 wēi fáng
岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi
危害性 wēi hài xìng harmfulness危害性 wēi hài xìng
濒危 bīn wēi endangered (species)瀕危
危地马拉 Wēi dì mǎ lā Guatemala危地馬拉
危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom)危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī
垂危 chuí wēi close to death垂危 chuí wēi
经济危机 jīng jì wēi jī economic crisis經濟危機
危重 wēi zhòng critically ill危重 wēi zhòng
病危 bìng wēi to be critically ill病危 bìng wēi
危险品 wēi xiǎn pǐn hazardous materials危險品
危言耸听 wēi yán sǒng tīng reds under the beds危言聳聽
临危 lín wēi facing death臨危
危机四伏 wēi jī sì fú danger lurks on every side (idiom)危機四伏
转危为安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)轉危為安
居安思危 jū ān sī wēi to think of danger in times of safety居安思危 jū ān sī wēi

Wēi Decomposition & Compounds

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Wēi Decomposition

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Wēi Compounds

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  • Wēi
    • cuì , guǐ , guì , wéi , guǐ , guǐ , , guǐ , guǐ , wéi , niè , , , , , , , , , ,
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