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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 为 | wèi | p,v | because of; for; to | |
| 2 | 位 | wèi | q,g | position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential | |
| 3 | 未 | wèi | d | not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° | |
| 4 | 喂 | wèi | v,e | hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc) | |
| 5 | 唯 | wéi | d | only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) | |
| 6 | 为止 | wéi zhǐ | u | until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) | |
| 7 | 微笑 | wēi xiào | v,vn,n | smile; to smile | |
| 8 | 维持 | wéi chí | v,vn | to keep; to maintain; to preserve | |
| 9 | 为此 | wèi cǐ | d,l | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end | |
| 10 | 围 | wéi | v | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) | |
| 11 | 危机 | wēi jī | n | crisis | |
| 12 | 违法 | wéi fǎ | v,vn | illegal; to break the law | |
| 13 | 胃 | wèi | n | stomach | |
| 14 | 位于 | wèi yú | v | to be located at; to be situated at; to lie | |
| 15 | 维护 | wéi hù | v,vn | to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain | |
| 16 | 违反 | wéi fǎn | v | to violate (a law) | |
| 17 | 委托 | wěi tuō | vn,v | to entrust; to trust; to commission | |
| 18 | 卫星 | wèi xīng | n | satellite; moon | |
| 19 | 维修 | wéi xiū | vn,v | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain | |
| 20 | 围绕 | wéi rào | v | to revolve around; to center on (an issue) | |
| 21 | 违规 | wéi guī | v,vn | to violate the rules | |
| 22 | 违背 | wéi bèi | v | to go against; to be contrary to; to violate | |
| 23 | 伪装 | wěi zhuāng | v,n,vn | to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage | |
| 24 | 伪造 | wěi zào | v,vn | to forge; to fake; to counterfeit | |
| 25 | 未经 | wèi jīng | d | not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process) | |
| 26 | 为人 | wèi rén | n,v | for sb; for others' interest | |
| 27 | 尾巴 | wěi ba | n | tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba] | |
| 28 | 威力 | wēi lì | n | might; formidable power | |
| 29 | 委员 | wěi yuán | n | committee member | |
| 30 | 围巾 | wéi jīn | n | scarf; shawl | |
| 31 | 维生素 | wéi shēng sù | n | vitamin | |
| 32 | 胃口 | wèi kǒu | n | appetite; liking | |
| 33 | 未必 | wèi bì | d | not necessarily; maybe not | |
| 34 | 为难 | wéi nán | v,a | to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) | |
| 35 | 位子 | wèi zi | n | place; seat | |
| 36 | 为主 | wéi zhǔ | v | to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to | |
| 37 | 未成年人 | wèi chéng nián rén | n | minor (i.e. person under 18) | |
| 38 | 微妙 | wēi miào | a | subtle | |
| 39 | 味儿 | wèi r | n | taste | |
| 40 | 委屈 | wěi qu | a,v,an,vn,ad | to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance | |
| 41 | 微波炉 | wēi bō lú | n | microwave oven | |
| 42 | 萎缩 | wěi suō | v,vn | to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc) | |
| 43 | 微弱 | wēi ruò | a | weak; faint; feeble | |
| 44 | 微型 | wēi xíng | b | miniature; micro-; tiny | |
| 45 | 畏惧 | wèi jù | v | to fear; to dread; foreboding | |
| 46 | 为期 | wéi qī | v | (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time) | |
| 47 | 围墙 | wéi qiáng | n | perimeter wall; fence | |
| 48 | 尾声 | wěi shēng | n | coda; epilogue; end | |
| 49 | 违章 | wéi zhāng | v,vn | to break the rules; to violate regulations | |
| 50 | 危及 | wēi jí | v | to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc) |
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