wěi ba
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  • 1

    n.tail

    • niú wěi ba zuǒ yòu yáo bǎi zhe

      尾巴左右摇摆

      The cow's tail flicked from side to side.

    • gǒu gāo xìng jiù yáo wěi ba

      高兴尾巴

      Dogs wag their tails when they are pleased.

    • nà zhǐ gǒu jiā qǐ wěi ba táo zǒu le

      尾巴逃走

      That dog run away with one's tail between its legs.

  • 2

    n.tail-like part

    • qì chē wěi ba

      汽车尾巴

      rear bumper of a car

    • fēi jī wěi ba

      飞机尾巴

      the tail of a plane

    • gěi fēng zheng zhuāng wěi ba

      风筝尾巴

      tail a kite

  • 3

    n.servile adherent; appendage

    • zhào shì zhě de wěi ba

      肇事尾巴

      tail behind a troublemaker

    • nǐ wèi shén me lǎo zuò bié rén de wěi ba

      为什么别人尾巴

      Why are you always tailing behind others?

  • 4

    n.remaining part

    • tā gōng zuò cóng bù liú wěi ba

      工作尾巴

      He never leaves jobs unfinished.

    • wǒ men bì xū chè dǐ píng fǎn yuān àn bù yào liú wěi ba

      我们必须彻底平反冤案尾巴

      We must correct all wrong cases without leaving remaining parts.

  • 5

    n.shadow

    • shuǎi diào wěi ba

      甩掉尾巴

      throw off one's tracking

Word usage

  • "尾巴" is often matched with measure word "条".
    • 尾巴

      one tail