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pèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pèi | pei4
English translation
to respect
to wear (belt etc)
girdle ornaments
belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect

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About pèi

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

pèi

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Common  fán cloth  jīn ornaments worn by people  rén

Etymology of pèi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

rén 凡巾

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Example sentences using pèi

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安东尼奥 bèi 克里奥佩特 de 美貌 měi mào 迷住 mí zhu le .

Antonio was bewitched by the beauty of Cleopatra.

每个吊唁 diào yàn de rén dōu 佩带 pèi dài zhāo 黑纱 hēi shā duǒ 白纸菊花 jú huā .

Each mourner wore a black armband and a white paper chrysanthemum.

zài 纽扣 niǔ kòu 孔上 pèi le duǒ 白色 bái sè 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn .

He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.

佩内洛普走上 qián 拥抱 yōngbào le 妹妹 mèimei

Penelope came forward and embraced her sister.

gāi ,”佩内洛普恶毒地说道 shuō dào

"He deserved to die," said Penelope viciously.

Words with pèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
佩服 pèifú to admire佩服 pèifú
pèi to respect pèi
敬佩 jìng pèi to esteem敬佩 jìng pèi
钦佩 qīnpèi to admire欽佩
佩戴 pèi dài to wear (as accessories)佩戴 pèi dài
欧佩克 Ōu pèi kè OPEC歐佩克
布达佩斯 Bù dá pèi sī Budapest, capital of Hungary布達佩斯
洛佩兹 Luò pèi zī Lopez (name)洛佩茲
佩带 pèi dài carry at the waist佩帶
佩剑 pèi jiàn sword佩劍
玉佩 yù pèi jade pendant玉佩 yù pèi
令人钦佩 lìng rén qīn pèi admirable令人欽佩

pèi Decomposition & Compounds

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pèi Decomposition

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