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wēi

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wēi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wēi | wei1
English translation
to cling to, to cuddle, to embrace, to fondle

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About wēi

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

wēi

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To cling to someone  rén  in fear  wèi wèi also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of wēi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻畏

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Example sentences using wēi

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wēi zhāo ,紧紧 jǐn jǐn bào zhāo , 濡湿 rú shī de 面颊 miàn jiá tiē dào le 他的脸上.

She clung to him, hugging him hard , her wet check to his.

笨笨 de 相爱 xiāng aì , dāi 呆的过日子 guò rì zi , zhuō 拙的依偎 yī wēi , shǎ 傻的 zài 一起 yīqǐ .

In love stupidly, live simply , snuggle clumsily, be together silly.

苍白 cāngbái ,配给 pèi jǐ dāng 偎依 de 枕头 zhěntou ./ zǒu ! jǐn zài 脚下 jiǎo xià ,作垫 Shí .

Go further! let It'serve to trample on.

他们 tā men 两个孤苦无依 de rén jiù 那么 nà me 互相 hùxiāng 依偎 yī wēi zhāo

They just clung to each other like two lost souls.

拥抱着依偎 yī wēi zài de 怀里 huái lǐ

He hugged her and she nestled against his chest.

Words with wēi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
依偎 yī wēi to nestle against依偎 yī wēi
wēi to cuddle wēi
偎傍 wēi bàng to snuggle up to偎傍 wēi bàng

wēi Decomposition & Compounds

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