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wěi

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wěi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wěi | wei3
English translation
to wither
to drop
to decline
spiritless
Taiwan pr. [wēi]
to wither, to wilt

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About wěi

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

wěi

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

plant

Etymology of wěi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹委

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

Wěi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and Wěi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using wěi

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主妇 zhǔ fù ràng de 玫瑰花 méi guī huā 枯萎 kūwěi 牛奶 niúnǎi 得到 dé dào chǔ dōu shì ?

The woman deadheads her roses but leaves the milk out to spoil?

zài 烈日 Liè rì xià ǎi 牵牛 Qiān niú Huā 已经 yǐjīng 开始 kāishǐ 枯萎 kūwěi le .

The petunias were already wilting in the hot sun.

这个 zhè ge 部门 bùmén 因为 yīnwèi 预算 yùsuàn 削减 xuē jiǎn ér 逐年 zhúnián 萎缩 wěi suō

The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts.

yǒu 一条 tuǐ 有点儿 yǒu diǎn r 萎缩 wěi suō 看上去 kàn shang qu 明显 míngxiǎn lìng 一条腿 shòu

She has one slightly withered leg, noticeably thinner than the other.

斯科特 de 肌肉 jīròu 萎缩 wěi suō 一条 tuǐ 发育 fāyù 完全 wánquán Chéng le 瘸子 qué zi

Scott's muscle atrophied, his leg became stunted, and he was left lame.

Words with wěi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
萎缩 wěi suō to wither萎縮
枯萎 kūwěi to wilt枯萎 kūwěi
wěi to wither wěi
萎靡 wěi mǐ dispirited萎靡 wěi mǐ
萎靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast萎靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn
枯萎病 kū wěi bìng blight枯萎病 kū wěi bìng
哲人其萎 zhé rén qí wěi a wise man has passed away (idiom)哲人其萎 zhé rén qí wěi
颓萎 tuí wěi listless頹萎

wěi Decomposition & Compounds

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wěi Decomposition

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