魏
Wèi
Pinyin

Definition

魏
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Wèi
  1. surname Wei
  2. name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
  3. Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han
  4. the Wei dynasty 221-265
  5. Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
魏
 - 
wèi
  1. tower over a palace gateway (old)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

巍
wēi
  1. 1 lofty
  2. 2 towering
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [wéi]

Related Words (15)

魏
Wèi
  1. 1 surname Wei
  2. 2 name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
  3. 3 Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han
  4. 4 the Wei dynasty 221-265
  5. 5 Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
魏国
Wèi guó
  1. 1 Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄
  2. 2 Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
北魏
Běi Wèi
  1. 1 Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
魏晋
Wèi Jìn
  1. 1 Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

Idioms (1)

围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

Sample Sentences

宋代文学家苏轼的《念奴娇》一词为宋词豪放派的代表作之一，又名《赤壁怀古》。上阙因景生情，从江水滔滔流去联想到消逝在历史长河中的英雄人物，人说赤壁为三国时代古战场，当年周公瑾在此，以弱胜强，击退曹魏，确立三国鼎立之势。
Sòng Dài wénxuéjiā Sū Shì de 《 niànnújiāo 》yī cí wèi Sòngcí háofàng pài de dàibiǎozuò zhīyī ，yòu míng 《 Chìbì huái gǔ 》。shàng què yīn jǐng shēng qíng ，cóng jiāng shuǐ tāotāo liú qù liánxiǎng dào xiāoshì zài lìshǐ cháng hé zhōng de yīngxióng rénwù ，rén shuō Chìbì wèi Sānguó shídài gǔ zhànchǎng ，dāngnián Zhōu Gōngjǐn zài cǐ ，yǐ ruò shèng strong ，jītuì Cáowèi ，quèlì Sānguó dǐnglì zhī shì 。
Song Dynasty literati Su Shi's ci poem 'The Charm of the Courtesan Niannu' is representative of the bold and unconstrained ci faction, and is also called 'Recalling the Past on the Red Cliffs'. The first section uses the landscape to set the tone, from the gurgling flow of the river we think of the historical figures who have disappeared in the river of time. It is said that the red cliffs were the site of an ancient battle during the Three Kingdoms Period. At that time Zhou Yu triumphed from a position of weakness here, forcing the Cao Wei to retreat and ensuring the continuance of the triumvirate states.
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哪能呀，你就偷着乐吧，我这正规商场买的，放一百个心吧您，我姓魏。
nǎnéng ya ，nǐ jiù tōuzhe lè ba ，wǒ zhè zhèngguī shāngchǎng mǎi de ，fàng yībǎi ge xīn ba nín ，wǒ xìng Wèi 。
How could I? You're just pulling my leg. I bought this legally at the market. Take it easy, my surname is Wei.
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不为什么？我爸姓魏，我当然也姓魏啊，哪来什么为什么？你姓高？你爸姓王吧（王八）？
bù wèishénme ？wǒ bà xìng Wèi ，wǒ dāngrán yě xìng Wèi ā ，nǎ lái shénme wèishénme ？nǐ xìng Gāo ？nǐ bà xìng Wáng ba （wángba ）？
No reason. My dad's surname was Wei, so of course my surname is Wei. What do you mean why? Is your surname Gao? But you're dad's is Wang, right? (Wang ba; homonym for "wangba" short for "wangbadan" or bastard)
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魏什么？
Wèi shénme ？
Wei what? (homonym for "why" in Chinese)
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嗨，没有八，我爸还真姓王，你怎么给猜着了，真是太有才了！我是问大姐名字是啥，魏啥？
hāi ，méiyǒu bā ，wǒ bà hái zhēn xìng Wáng ，nǐ zěnme gěi cāi zhao le ，zhēn shì tài yǒucái le ！wǒ shì wèn dàjiě míngzi shì shá ，Wèi shá ？
Hey, there's no "Ba", but my dad is surnamed Wang. How did you guess? You really are talented! I was asking your given name, Miss Wei.
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噢，魏延。
ò ，Wèi Yán 。
Oh, I'm Wei Yan (homonym for gastritis).
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魏晋南北朝时期，以竹林七贤为代表的文人便常聚于绍兴兰亭，曲水流觞，行酒赋诗。永和九年，王羲之乘着酒兴写就《兰亭集序》成为中国书法史上的绝响之作。明清时期，绍兴更是文脉昌盛，前后百十年间，先后出现了以王阳明、王畿、季本、徐渭等为代表的大儒巨哲。
Wèijìn nánběicháo shíqī ，yǐ zhúlínqīxián wèi dàibiǎo de wénrén biàn cháng jù yú Shàoxīng Lántíng ，qǔsuǐliúshāng ，xíngjiǔ fùshī 。Yǒnghé jiǔ nián ，Wáng Xīzhī chéng zhe jiǔxìng xiě jiù 《Lántíngjí xù 》chéngwéi Zhōngguó shūfǎ shǐ shàng de juéxiǎng zhī zuò 。míng qīng shíqī ，Shàoxīng gèng shì wénmài chāngchéng ，qiánhòu bǎi shí nián jiān ，xiānhòu chūxiàn le yǐ Wáng Yángmíng 、Wáng Jī 、Jì Běn 、Xú Wèi děng wèi dàibiǎo de dàrú jùzhé 。
During the Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties era, the seven sages of the bamboo grove, who were representative literary figures of that time, often congregated at Lanting, or Orchid Pavilion, in Shaoxing. They would set their cups of wine in the upper reaches of a channel of water as a game, and whoever it floated down beside would have to drink the wine or compose a poem. In the year 353, the ninth year of Emperor Mu of Jin's Yonghe era, Wang Xizhi wrote the 'Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion' while in the throes of drunkenness, creating an unparalleled piece of Chinese calligraphy. During the Ming and Qing dynasties Shaoxing became even richer in culture. In around one hundred years, renowned scholars and philosophers such as Wang Yangming, Wang Ji, Ji Ben, and Xu Wei came on to the scene one after another.
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最好是！觉得自己是魏征吗？是诤友吗？有哪个诤友会让自己的朋友在众人面前丢脸的。
zuì hǎo shì ！juéde zìjǐ shì Wèi Zhēng ma ？shì zhèngyǒu ma ？yǒu nǎge zhèngyǒu huì ràng zìjǐ de péngyou zài zhòngrén miànqián diū liǎn de 。
Yeah right! Who do you think you are? Wei Zheng? A "true friend"? How can you be a good friend when you embarrass them in public?
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他是魏晋时的名人，成天喝得醉醺醺的，是正宗的酒鬼。
tā shì Wèijìn shí de míngrén ，chéngtiān hē de zuìxūnxūn de ，shì zhèngzōng de jiǔguǐ 。
He's a famous person from the Wei-Jin Period who was drunk all day long. He's a traditional alcoholic.
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魏小姐，你忙吗？
Wèi xiǎojie ，nǐ máng ma ？
Ms. Wei, are you busy?
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