唯
wéi
Pinyin

Definition

唯
 - 
wéi
  1. -ism
  2. only
  3. alone
唯
 - 
wěi
  1. yes

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

唯一
wéi yī
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 sole
唯
wéi
  1. 1 -ism
  2. 2 only
  3. 3 alone
唯有
wéi yǒu
  1. 1 only
唯独
wéi dú
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 just (i.e. it is only that...)
  3. 3 all except
  4. 4 unique
唯美
wéi měi
  1. 1 aesthetics

Idioms (4)

任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn
  1. 1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
  2. 2 corrupt appointment
任人唯贤
rèn rén wéi xián
  1. 1 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
  1. 1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
  2. 2 self-seeking
唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
  1. 1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是啊，今天看了一部电影，讲的是中国唐朝一个侠女的故事，电影画面特别唯美，简直像诗歌一样，可是台词，都是文言文，我一句也听不懂。
shì a ，jīntiān kàn le yī bù diànyǐng ，jiǎng de shì Zhōngguó Tángcháo yī gè xiánǚ de gùshi ，diànyǐng huàmiàn tèbié wéiměi ，jiǎnzhí xiàng shīgē yīyàng ，kěshì táicí ，dōu shì wényánwén ，wǒ yī jù yě tīng bù dǒng 。
Yeah. I saw a film today, about a female assasin from the Tang dynasty. The film had a very unique aesthetic, it was almost poetic, but the dialogue was all in Classical Chinese, I didn't understand a word of it.
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这就是侯式风格啊，他自己就像是一个诗人，侯导的电影节奏很慢，画面很唯美。总是能够很恰当地，表现出所拍电影故事的那个年代特色。
zhè jiùshì Hòu shì fēnggé ā ，tā zìjǐ jiù xiàng shì yī gè shīrén ，Hòu dǎo de diànyǐng jiézòu hěn màn ，huàmiàn hěn wéiměi 。zǒngshì nénggòu hěn qiàdāng de ，biǎoxiàn chū suǒ pāi diànyǐng gùshi de nàgeniándài tèsè 。
That's Hou's style, he's like a poet. The rhythm of Hou's films is very slow and each scene is very aesthetically pleasing. He's always able to capture the unique aspects of the era in which the story being filmed is set in a very appropriate way.
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这逻辑，这思辨，谢谢你啊老婆，我和你的马克思辩证唯物主义哲学老师都要喜极而泣了。
zhè luóji ，zhè sībiàn ，xièxie nǐ ā lǎopó ，wǒ hé nǐ de Mǎ Kèsī biànzhèng wéiwùzhǔyì zhéxué lǎoshī dōuyào xǐjí ér qì le 。
This logic, this critical thinking. Thanks wifey, your Marxist dialectical materialism teacher and I must both be crying tears of joy.
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有常识的人都知道，物质基础不是决定人思想素质的唯一因素，父母的言传身教以及个人后天的自我修养更是关键。
yǒu chángshí de rén dōu zhīdào ，wùzhì jīchǔ bùshì juédìng rén sīxiǎng sùzhì de wéiyī yīnsù ，fùmǔ de yánchuán shēnjiào yǐjí gèrén hòutiān de zìwǒ xiūyǎng gèng shì guānjiàn 。
It's commonly understood that material things don't decide a person's ability to think. Parents teach by example and self-cultivation is also key.
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这首歌，曲调悠扬，歌词唯美，和平常听到的中文流行音乐很不一样。
zhè shǒu gē ，qǔdiào yōuyáng ，gēcí wéiměi ，hé píngcháng tīngdào de Zhōngwén liúxíng yīnyuè hěnbù yīyàng 。
This song is so melodious and the lyrics are so beautiful, completely different from the average Mandopop music you generally hear.
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说到这个科举制度，那可说是以前穷书生要实现“治国”理想的唯一管道，不过当时的教育方式跟现在不一样，学生跟着老师研读思辨历史古籍，可不是背背书就行了的。
shuōdào zhè ge kējǔ zhìdù ，nà kě shuō shì yǐqián qióng shūsheng yào shíxiàn “zhìguó ”lǐxiǎng de wéiyī guǎndào ，bùguò dāngshí de jiàoyù fāngshì gēn xiànzài bù yīyàng ，xuésheng gēn zhe lǎoshī yándú sībiàn lìshǐ gǔjí ，kěbushì bèi bèi shū jiù xíng le de 。
Speaking of the imperial examination system, that was the only channel through which impoverished scholars could realize their ideals for governing the country. However, the education system at the time was different from the one today, the students had to study and debate on classical texts, it wasn't as easy as just learning the texts off by heart.
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武则天是中国唯一的女皇帝。
wǔzétiān shì Zhōngguó wéiyī de nǚ huángdì 。
Wu Zhe Tian was the only ever female emperor of China.
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面对现实是唯一的办法，不是吗？
miànduì xiànshí shì wéiyī de bànfǎ ，búshìma ？
Facing up to things is the only thing to be done, no?
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我们签同意书是因为你说手术是唯一的机会啊！
wǒmen qiān tóngyìshū shì yīnwèi nǐ shuō shǒushù shì wéiyī de jīhuì ā ！
Daughter in law: We signed a consent form because you told us the operation was our only chance!
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我想都不是，唯一的是，是，我还爱你。
wǒ xiǎng dōu bú shì ，wéiyī de shì ，shì ，wǒ hái ài nǐ 。
I think not, I think the only thing is, is, that I still love you.
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