wěi

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  • 1

    n.tail

    • mǎ shuǎi wěi gǎn cāng ying

      苍蝇

      The horse switched its tail to drive off the flies.

    • shé hán qí wěi biǎo shì wú qióng wú jìn

      表示无穷无尽

      The snake swallowing its tail is a representation of infinity.

    • wěi bā

      tail

  • 2

    n.end

    • zhè ge jié mù wǒ cóng tóu kàn dào le wěi

      这个节目从头看到

      I watched the programme from beginning to end.

    • nǐ néng biàn rèn chū xìn wěi de qiān zì ma

      辨认签字

      Can you make out the signature at the foot of this letter?

    • wǒ xǐ huan jù wěi yā yùn de shī

      喜欢押韵

      I prefer poems that rhyme.

  • 3

    n.one of the 28 constellations into which the celestial sphere was divided in ancient Chinese astronomy

  • 4

    n.remaining part; remnant

    • zhè xiàng gōng chéng gāi shōu wěi le

      工程

      The remaining part of the project should be accomplished.

    • zhè bǐ mǎi mai yǐ jī běn zuò chéng xiàn zài xū yào de zhǐ shì zuò xiē sǎo wěi gōng zuò

      买卖基本现在需要只是工作

      The deal is nearly completed, and it's just a matter of tying up the remnants.

  • 5

    measure word(for fish)

    • wǒ zhèng zài gēn yī gè gāng gāng zhuā dào yī wěi yú de dǎo mín liáo tiān

      正在刚刚岛民聊天

      I was chatting to an islander who had just caught a fish.

    synonym

Words and phrases with 尾

  • 尾期
    [word]final phase
  • 尾随者
    [word]follower
  • 尾房
    [word]remaining few houses for sale in a residential quarter
  • 尾部
    [word]caudal region; tail
  • 尾闾
    [word]lower reaches or mouth; sacrum
  • 尾子
    [word]odd amount in addition to the round number; last part
  • 尾随
    [word]tail
  • 尾鳍
    [word]tail fin
  • 尾椎
    [word]caudal vertebra
  • 尾大不掉
    [idiom]the tail is too big to wag

Word usage

  • Note
    "尾" is usually pronounced as "wěi"; when it is pronounced as "yǐ", it is used in spoken language, such as "马尾儿" (the long hair on the tail of a horse).

Chinese Characters with pinyin wěi

  • entrust; committee member
  • tall and big; great
  • false; illegal
  • decline; wilt
  • numerous; indecent