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維

wéi

maintain, preserve, safeguard

Strokes
14
Radical
糸
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 维

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 维, the simplified form of 維. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 你是维族人吗？

    Nǐ shì Wéi zú rén ma

    Are you an Uighur?

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  • 您是维族人吗？

    Nín shì Wéi zú rén ma

    Are you an Uighur?

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  • 我不得不这么做以维生。

    Wǒ bù dé bù zhè me zuò yǐ wéi shēng

    I had to do that to survive.

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  • 只有我一个不会维语。

    Zhǐ yǒu wǒ yī gè bù huì Wéi yǔ

    I'm the only one who doesn't know Uyghur.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 维

  • 维持wéi chí 2–2 to keep; to maintain; to preserve
  • 维护wéi hù 2–4 to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain
  • 维修wéi xiū 2–1 maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
  • 思维sī wéi 1–2 (line of) thought; thinking
  • 二维码èr wéi mǎ 4–2–3two-dimensional barcode; QR code
  • 纤维xiān wéi 1–2 fiber
  • 维生素wéi shēng sù 2–1–4vitamin
  • 三维sān wéi 1–2 three-dimensional; 3D
  • 恭维gōng wei 1–5to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise