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wéi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wéi | wei2
English translation
but, however, nevertheless; only

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About wéi

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

wéi

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Attributive / 区别词 Qūbié cí

Etymology of wéi

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Positional decomposition

忄隹

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Example sentences using wéi

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万般皆下品,惟有 wéi yǒu 读书 dú shū Gāo .

To be a scholar is to be the top of society.

rén 穿 chuān de 鞋子 xié zi huì yīn 吸饱 le Shuǐ ér biàn jǐn , wéi 本人 běnrén huì ( zuì ).

A man's shoes get tight by imbibe water, but he do not.

日光 rì guāng 透过 tòu guò 玻璃 bōli 屋顶 wū dǐng zhào ; 眼下 yǎn xià zhè shì 室内 shì nèi 惟一 wéi yī de 照明 zhào míng .

Daylight came in through its glass roof; this was now the only illumination.

shì 我们 wǒmen 中间 zhōngjiān 惟一 wéi yī dǒng 俄语 É yǔ de rén .

He is the only one who [ that ] knows Russian.

shuì shì 自愿 zìyuàn 捐献 juān xiàn de 赠款 zèng kuǎn ,惟有 wéi yǒu 下议院 xià yì yuàn cái Néng 接受 jiēshòu .

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Words with wéi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
惟一 wéi yī only惟一 wéi yī
wéi -ism wéi
惟有 wéi yǒu only惟有 wéi yǒu
惟妙惟肖 wéi miào wéi xiào to imitate to perfection惟妙惟肖 wéi miào wéi xiào
惟独 wéi dú only惟獨
惟利是图 wéi lì shì tú self-seeking惟利是圖
惟恐 wéi kǒng lest惟恐 wéi kǒng
不惟 bù wéi not only不惟 bù wéi
伏惟 fú wéi to lie prostrate伏惟 fú wéi
惟命是听 wéi mìng shì tīng to follow obediently惟命是聽

wéi Decomposition & Compounds

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