Chinese words starting with “wei”
73 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable wei. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 14 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 1st tone 17
- 2nd tone 21
- 3rd tone 11
- 4th tone 24
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 为了wèi leHSK 3
for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 为什么wèi shén meHSK 2
why?; for what reason?
- 唯一wéi yīHSK 5
only; sole
- 未来wèi láiHSK 4
future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending
- 位置wèi zhiHSK 4
position; place; seat
- 危险wēi xiǎnHSK 3
danger; dangerous
- 伟大wěi dàHSK 3
huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 威胁wēi xiéHSK 6
to threaten; to menace
- 委员会wěi yuán huìHSK 7
committee
- 味道wèi daoHSK 2
flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor
- 为何wèi héHSK 6
why
- 卫生wèi shēngHSK 3
health; hygiene; sanitation
- 危害wēi hàiHSK 3
to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
- 卫生间wèi shēng jiānHSK 3
bathroom; toilet; WC
All 73 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 危急 | wēi jí | a | critical; desperate (situation) | |
| 52 | 喂养 | wèi yǎng | v,vn | to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal) | |
| 53 | 未免 | wèi miǎn | d | unavoidably; can't help; really; rather | |
| 54 | 慰问 | wèi wèn | v,vn | to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc | |
| 55 | 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào | v | negligible; insignificant | |
| 56 | 违约 | wéi yuē | v,vn | to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract) | |
| 57 | 为首 | wéi shǒu | v | head; be headed by | |
| 58 | 委婉 | wěi wǎn | a,ad | tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft | |
| 59 | 唯独 | wéi dú | d | only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique | |
| 60 | 威信 | wēi xìn | n | prestige; reputation; trust; credit with the people | |
| 61 | 威风 | wēi fēng | a,an,n | might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive | |
| 62 | 威望 | wēi wàng | n | prestige | |
| 63 | 尾气 | wěi qì | n | exhaust; emissions | |
| 64 | 未知数 | wèi zhī shù | n | unknown quantity | |
| 65 | 微观 | wēi guān | n | micro-; subatomic | |
| 66 | 味精 | wèi jīng | n | monosodium glutamate (MSG) | |
| 67 | 纬度 | wěi dù | n | latitude | |
| 68 | 威慑 | wēi shè | vn,v | to cower by military force; deterrence | |
| 69 | 卫视 | wèi shì | n | satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视) | |
| 70 | 畏缩 | wèi suō | v | to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil | |
| 71 | 慰劳 | wèi láo | v | to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort | |
| 72 | 微博 | wēi bó | microblogging; microblog | ||
| 73 | 微信 | wēi xìn | Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 腾讯) |
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