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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wéi | wei2
English translation
-ism
only
alone
yes
only; sole

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About wéi

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

wéi

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Attributive / 区别词 Qūbié cí

Etymology of wéi

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Positional decomposition

口隹

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and zhuī represents the sound.

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Example sentences using wéi

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shì 唯一 wéiyī wèi páo jìn 13 miǎo de 运动员 yùn dòng yuán .

He was the only runner to under 13 seconds.

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.

隆起 lóng qǐ zài 沼泽 zhǎozé shǎng de 一系列 yī xì liè yòu cháng yòu ǎi 的山, shì 平原 píngyuán shǎng 唯一 wéiyī 可以 kěyǐ zhù de 地方 dìfāng .

Long low ridges which rise above the marsh form the only inhabitable areas on the plain.

jiè diào yān jiǔ shì 改变 gǎibiàn 不良 bù liáng 健康状况 jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng de 唯一 wéiyī 途径 tújìng .

Abstention from drinking and smoking is the only way to improve your poor health.

我们 wǒmen Cóng chuāng qián 经过 jīngguò shí , fàng qīng le 脚步 jiǎo bù , 唯恐 wéi kǒng 打扰 dǎrǎo .

When we passed his window, we stepped softly, for fear of disturbing.

Words with wéi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wéi -ism wéi
唯一 wéiyī only唯一 wéiyī
唯物主义 wéi wù zhǔ yì materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality唯物主義
唯心主义 wéi xīn zhǔ yì philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness唯心主義
辩证唯物主义 biàn zhèng wéi wù zhǔ yì dialectical materialism辯證唯物主義
唯物论 wéi wù lùn the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality唯物論
唯有 wéi yǒu only唯有 wéi yǒu
唯独 wéidú only唯獨
唯心论 wéi xīn lùn philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness唯心論
唯唯诺诺 wěi wěi nuò nuò to be a yes-man唯唯諾諾
唯一性 wéi yī xìng uniqueness唯一性 wéi yī xìng
任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn corrupt appointment任人唯親
唯恐天下不乱 wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)唯恐天下不亂
任人唯贤 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity任人唯賢
唯恐 wéi kǒng lest唯恐 wéi kǒng
唯利是图 wéi lì shì tú self-seeking唯利是圖
唯命是从 wéi mìng shì cóng to follow obediently唯命是從
唯意志论 wéi yì zhì lùn voluntarism唯意志論
唯理论 wéi lǐ lùn (philosophy) rationalism唯理論

wéi Decomposition & Compounds

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wéi Decomposition

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wéi Compounds

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