Translations for „wèi“ in the Chinese » English Dictionary

为 (為、爲) wèi see also wéi

1. 为:

为 wèi

in the interest of

为人民服务

work for the people

2. 为:

为 wèi

for

为真理而奋斗

strive for truth

See also 为 wéi , 为 wéi

为² (為、爲) wéi

为 see also wèi (used as a preposition)

他为人所骗。

He was cheated (by others).

为¹ (為、爲) wéi see also wèi

1. 为:

为 wéi

do

为 wéi

act

为所欲为

do as one pleases

为所欲为

have one's own way

2. 为:

为 wéi

act [or serve, work] as

选他为代表

elect him the representative

3. 为:

为 wéi

become

合而为一

combine into one

4. 为:

为 wéi

be

为 wéi

mean

小心为是

be as careful as possible

遗 wèi

遗 see also yí

遗 wèi

offer as a gift

遗 wèi

make a present of

See also 遗 yí

遗 yí

1. 遗 → 遗失

2. 遗:

遗 yí

sth. lost

遗 yí

lost article

路不拾遗。

No one pockets anything found.

3. 遗 → 遗漏

4. 遗:

遗 yí

leave behind

遗著

posthumous works

未 wèi

1. 未:

未 wèi

not yet

未 wèi

not

未付款项

unpaid item

2. 未:

未 wèi

not

未加可否

be non-committal

味 wèi

1. 味 → 味道1

苦味

bitter taste

2. 味:

味 wèi

smell

味 wèi

odour

煤油味

kerosene smell

3. 味:

味 wèi

interest

味 wèi

sapidity

枯燥无味

boring and uninteresting

枯燥无味

as dull as ditch-water

4. 味:

味 wèi

ingredient (of a Chinese herbal medicine prescription)

一味药

one medical herb

畏 wèi

畏 → 畏惧

畏首畏尾

be timid and hesitating

畏首畏尾

be over-cautious

畏首畏尾

be full of misgivings

喂¹ wèi

喂 wèi

hello

喂 wèi

hey

喂 wèi

say

喂,谁在那里?

Hey, who is there?

喂² (餵、餧) wèi

1. 喂:

喂 wèi

give food to

喂 wèi

feed

喂牲口

feed the draught animals

2. 喂:

喂 wèi

spoonfeed

喂 wèi

feed

给孩子喂奶

breast-feed the child

胃 wèi

胃 wèi

stomach

谓 wèi

1. 谓:

谓 wèi

say

2. 谓:

谓 wèi

call

谓 wèi

name

谓 wèi

address

谓 wèi

mean

何谓自由主义?

What is meant by liberalism?

猥 (蝟) wèi

猥 wèi

hedgehog

位 wèi

1. 位 → 位置

2. 位:

位 wèi

place

位 wèi

digit

位 wèi

figure

个位

unit's place

十位

ten's place

3. 位 (used as a measuring unit):

又来了两位。

There come two more people.

卫 (衛、衞) wèi

卫 → 卫护

保家卫国

safeguard our nation [or motherland]

保家卫国

protect our homes and defend our country

尉 wèi

尉 → 尉官

慰 wèi

1. 慰:

慰 wèi

console

慰 wèi

soothe

慰 wèi

comfort

慰 wèi

pacify

慰 wèi

solace

2. 慰:

慰 wèi

be relieved

慰 wèi

feel comforted

得信甚慰。

I'm much relieved after receiving your letter.

蔚 wèi

蔚 wèi

luxuriant

蔚 wèi

exuberant

蔚 wèi

grand

本位 běn­wèi

1. 本位:

本位 běnwèi

standard

金本位

gold standard

2. 本位:

本位 běnwèi

one's own department or unit

本位主义

departmentalism

部位 bù­wèi

部位 bùwèi

position

部位 bùwèi

location

部位 bùwèi

place

受伤部位

location of an injury

舱位 cāng­wèi

1. 舱位:

舱位 cāngwèi

cabin seat [or berth]

2. 舱位:

舱位 cāngwèi

shipping space

称谓 chēng­wèi

称谓 chēngwèi

appellation

称谓 chēngwèi

title

臭味 chòu­wèi

臭味 chòuwèi

stink

臭味 chòuwèi

offensive odour

臭味 chòuwèi

foul smell

臭味相投。

People of the same ilk like each other.