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wèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wèi | wei4
English translation
not yet
did not
have not
not
8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
not yet; 8th terrestrial branch

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About wèi

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

wèi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare  lái

Etymology of wèi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

一木

Explanation

Similar to , with extra branches added. Based on the original meaning "tree trunk", now written as Méi . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using wèi

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晴雯一生 yī shēng 有关 yǒu guān 男女 nán nǚ 情感 qíng gǎn zhī 出入 chū rù , wéi 宝玉 bǎo yù 而已 éryǐ ,洁身自爱,未曾 wèi céng 逾越 yú yuè lún Cháng .

In the ancient society , she was destined to be a tragedian.

zhǐ lǎo láng Cóng 灌木丛 guàn mù cóng cuàn chū lái , 惊魂未定 de 喘息 chuǎn xī ,伸出 shēn chū 舌头 shétou .

The old wolf runs out of the bush, still badly shaken , panting with its tongue lolling.

使用 shǐyòng zhù zài 关岛 Guān Dǎo de B-52轰炸机 hōng zhà jī , yòu 未免太小题大 zuò le .

Using B - 52 s based in Guam seemed to be an overreaction.

鳏夫 guān fū 未曾 wèi céng zài .

The widower did not remarry.

Huán duì chūn yuè wèi Néng gěi shēng 孙子 Sūnzǐ ér 常常 cháng cháng 长吁短叹 cháng xū duǎn tàn .

He also dwelt on the failure of Spring Moon to give her a grandson.

Words with wèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wèi not yet wèi
未来 wèilái future未來
从未 cóng wèi never從未
尚未 shàng wèi not yet尚未 shàng wèi
未能 wèi néng cannot未能 wèi néng
未婚妻 wèi hūn qī fiancée未婚妻 wèi hūn qī
未婚夫 wèi hūn fū fiancé未婚夫 wèi hūn fū
未经 wèi jīng not having undergone未經
未必 wèibì maybe not未必 wèibì
未知 wèi zhī unknown未知 wèi zhī
前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu
未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18)未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén
未曾 wèi céng hasn't ever未曾 wèi céng
未婚 wèi hūn unmarried未婚 wèi hūn
未遂 wèi suì unsuccessful (attempt)未遂 wèi suì
未免 wèimiǎn unavoidably未免 wèimiǎn
未了 wèi liǎo unfinished未了 wèi liǎo
未知数 wèi zhī shù unknown quantity未知數
悬而未决 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision懸而未決
未雨绸缪 wèi yǔ chóu móu to prepare for a rainy day未雨綢繆
未尝 wèi cháng not ever未嘗
乳臭未干 rǔ xiù wèi gān still wet behind the ears乳臭未乾
闻所未闻 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of聞所未聞

wèi Decomposition & Compounds

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wèi Decomposition

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wèi Compounds

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  • wèi
    • wèi
    • zhū
      • zhū , shū , zhū , zhū , zhū , zhū , zhū , zhū , zhū , shū , zhòu , zhū , zhū , zhū , , zhū , , , , , zhū , , zhū , ,
    • lěi
      • ǒu
      • hào , gēng , , yún , nòu , , , , jiā , chú , lóu , jiǎng , pǎng , yōu , lěi , , , , , , , , huō , lào , , tāng , , , , , , , , , ,
    • mèi , mèi , mèi , mèi , mèi , , , , Tái , mèi , , , , , , , ,
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