唯

Only in Chinese: 唯 (wéi)

wéi

only

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1only
  2. 2alone
  3. 3-ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism)

Stroke order

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唯

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄟˊ

wéi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 唯 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 唯有努力才能成功。

    wéi yǒu nǔ lì cái néng chéng gōng。

    Only through hard work can one succeed.

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Related words

唯一

wéi yī

only

唯独

wéi dú

only

伪造

wěi zào

to forge

伪装

wěi zhuāng

to pretend to be (asleep etc)

尾气

wěi qì

exhaust

尾声

wěi shēng

coda

纬度

wěi dù

latitude

委婉

wěi wǎn

tactful

委员

wěi yuán

committee member

委员会

wěi yuán huì

committee

卫视

wèi shì

satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视)

为人

wéi rén

to conduct oneself

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