wēibó 微博 N microblog, microblogging
wēi bù zú dào 微不足道 ADJ negligibly small, extremely tiny
wēiguān 微观 ADJ microcosmic, micro- (ANTONYM 宏观 hóngguān)
wēixiào 微笑 [modif: 微 small + 笑 smile, laugh] V smile ■ 她微笑着说，“谢谢你了。”Ta
wēixiàozhe shuō, “Xièxie nǐ le.” She said, smiling, “Thank you.”
wēixìn 微信 N micro-channel, WeChat
wéi 围 TRAD 圍 V enclose, surround ■ 他建了一道 墙，把自己的房子围起来。Tā jiànle yí dào qiáng,
bǎ zìjǐ de fángzi wéi qǐlai. He built a wall to enclose his home.
wéirào 围绕 [comp: 围 enclose + 绕 around] V 1 move around, encircle ■ 地球围绕太阳转。Dìqiú
wéirào tàiyang zhuàn. The earth moves around the sun. 2 center on, focus on ■ 请大家围绕这个问
题谈，不要离题。Qǐng dàjiā wéirào zhè ge wèntí tán, bú yào lítí. Please focus on this question.
Do not digress.
wéi 为 TRAD 為 V be, become
wéinán 为难 V 1 make things difficult for ■ 我不 想为难你。Wǒ bùxiǎng wéinán nǐ. I don’t want to
make things difficult for you. 2 feel awkward 为难的事情 wéinán de shì qíng something one finds
difficult to cope with
wéiqī 为期 V (to be completed) by a definite date 为期不远 wéiqī bù yuǎn will take place soon / 为 期一周
wéiqī yì zhōu will last a week
wéishǒu 为首 ADJ headed by
wéi 违 TRAD 違 V disobey
wéibèi 违背 [comp: 违 disobey + 背 in opposition to] V go against, violate ■ 你们这样做，违 背了总
公司的意愿。Nǐmen zhèyàng zuò, wéibèi le zǒnggōngsī de yìyuàn. What you’ve done goes
against the will of the headquarters.
wéifǎn 违反 [comp: 违 disobey + 反 counter] V run counter to, violate ■ 婚外恋违法道德标 准。
Hūnwàiliàn wéifǎ dàodé biāozhǔn. Extramarital affairs violate the moral code.
wéi 唯 ADV only
NOTE: In some cases, 唯 is also written as 惟.wéidú 唯独 ADV only, alone
wéiwùlùn 唯物论 N materialism
wéixīnlùn 唯心论 N idealism
wéiyī 唯一 [comp: 唯 only + 一 one] ADJ the only one, sole ■ 他唯一的爱好是打麻将，一有空就 打。
Tā wéiyī de àihào shì dǎ májiàng, yì yǒukòng jiù dǎ. His only hobby is playing mahjong. He plays
mahjong whenever he has time.
wéi 维 TRAD 維 V preserve, safeguard
wéichí 维持 V maintain, keep
wéihù 维护 [comp: 维 preserve + 护 protect] V safeguard, defend ■ 为了维护国家安全，必须要 有一
支强大的军队。Wèile wéihù guójiā ānquán, bìxū yào yǒu yì zhī qiángdà de jūnduì. To ensure
national security, we must maintain strong armed forces.
wéishēng sù 维生素 N vitamins
wéixiū 维修 [comp: 维 preserve + 修 repair] V keep in good repair, maintain (a machine, a house, etc.)
wěi 伟 TRAD 偉 ADJ big
wěidà 伟大 [comp: 伟 big + 大 big] ADJ great, grand, outstanding ■ 孙中山是中国历史上的一 位伟大
人物。Sūn Zhōngshān shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ shang de yí wèi wěidà rénwù. Dr Sun Yat-sen is a great
man in Chinese history.
wěi 尾 N tail, end
wěiba 尾巴 N tail (条 tiáo) ■ 狗摇尾巴，是表示高 兴。Gǒu yáo wěiba, shì biǎoshì gāoxìng. When a
dog wags its tail, it indicates happiness.
wěi 伪 TRAD 偽 ADJ false
wěizào 伪造 V forge, counterfeit 一份伪造的文件 yí fèn wěizào de wénjiàn a forged document