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wèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wèi | wei4
English translation
to fear
fear, dread, awe, reverence

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About wèi

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

wèi

Contains the radical

Tián

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

A monster with a scary head  Tián

Etymology of wèi

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

田一

Explanation

Pictograph of a ghost wielding a stick, which is a fearful sight to behold.

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Example sentences using wèi

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抓起 Dāo ,毫不 háo bù 畏惧 wèijù de duì zhāo 这个 zhè ge 男子 nán zǐ .

She whipped up a knife and faced the man bravely.

zuì hǎo 自己 zìjǐ 毫无 háowú 畏惧 wèijù ér 信心 xìnxīn 十足 shízú , 老家伙 lǎo jiā huo , " shuì .

" You better be fearless and confident yourself, old man, " he said.

回想 huí xiǎng Pān 经历 jīnglì jiù 畏缩 wèi suō 起来 qǐlai .

He winces at the memory of that experience.

霍华德 Huò huá dé xiǎng 成为 chéngwéi 流行 liúxíng 歌手 gē shǒu dàn yīn 怯场 qiè chǎng ér 心生畏惧 wèijù

Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him.

压根 yà gēn 认为 rènwéi huì 有所 yǒu suǒ 畏惧 wèijù

I don't believe for one minute she would have been scared.

Words with wèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
畏惧 wèijù to fear畏懼
敬畏 jìng wèi to revere敬畏 jìng wèi
wèi to fear wèi
不畏 bù wèi unafraid不畏 bù wèi
大无畏 dà wú wèi utterly fearless大無畏
畏缩 wèi suō to cower畏縮
畏罪 wèi zuì to dread punishment畏罪 wèi zuì
敌敌畏 dí dí wèi also called dimethyl dichloro-vinyl phosphate DDVP敵敵畏
望而生畏 wàng ér shēng wèi terrifying望而生畏 wàng ér shēng wèi
畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the slightest thing畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi
生畏 shēng wèi to feel intimidated生畏 shēng wèi
畏缩不前 wèi suō bù qián to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance畏縮不前
后生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi the younger generations will surpass us in time後生可畏
畏畏缩缩 wèi wèi suō suō cowering畏畏縮縮
人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi
畏途 wèi tú dangerous road畏途 wèi tú
视为畏途 shì wéi wèi tú to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth視為畏途
畏忌 wèi jì restraint畏忌 wèi jì
初生之犊不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ fig. the fearlessness of youth初生之犢不畏虎
无所畏忌 wú suǒ wèi jì without any fear of consequences無所畏忌

wèi Decomposition & Compounds

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wèi Decomposition

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wèi Compounds

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