維 (wai4 | wei2) : tie up; maintain; thinking; dimension

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維

wai4

wei2

[1] [v] tie up; hold together; secure
[2] [v] maintain, safeguard; preserve
[3] [n] thinking; thought; deliberation
[4] [n] [math] dimension (mainly three dimensions)
[5] [aux] used to regulate tone

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

維 / 维

This word has been viewed 9729 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Dec 2013 10:43

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維他命 wai4 taa1 ming6 wei2 ta1 ming4 = vitamin

思維 si1 wai4 si1 wei2 = line of thought; thinking

纖維 cim1 wai4 xian1 wei2 = fibre (US: fiber)

維護 wai4 wu6 wei2 hu4 = defence; safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain

維生素 wai4 sang1 sou3 wei2 sheng1 su4 = vitamin

維持 wai4 ci4 wei2 chi2 = to keep; to maintain; to preserve

維修 wai4 sau1 wei2 xiu1 = repair; maintenance

恭維 gung1 wai4 gong1 wei2 = to flatter of give a complement

維繫 wai4 hai6 = to hold together

三維 saam1 wai4 san1 wei2 = three dimensional, 3D

三維空間 saam1 wai4 hung1 gaan1 san1 wei2 kong1 jian1 = three-dimensional space, 3D

中間纖維 zung1 gaan1 cim1 wai4 zhong1 jian1 xian1 wei2 = intermediate filament

玻璃纖維 bo1 lei4*1 cim1 wai4 bo1 li2 xian1 wei2 (Taiwan), bo1 li5 xian1 wei2 (PRC) = fibreglass

食用纖維 sik6 jung6 cim1 wai4 shi2 yong4 xian1 wei2 = dietary fiber (fibre)

思維敏捷 si1 wai4 man5 zit6 si1 wei2 min3 jie2 = to have an agile mind

維多利亞港 wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 gong2 wei2 duo1 li4 ya4 gang3 = Victoria Harbour

韌皮纖維 ngan6*1 pei4 cim1 wai4 ren4 pi2 xian1 wei2 = [botany] bast fiber

形象思維 jing4 zoeng6 si1 wai4 xing2 xiang4 si1 wei2 = thinking in (terms of) images

三維電影 saam1 wai4 din6 jing2 san1 wei2 dian4 ying3 = three-dimensional (3D) movie

維修費 wai4 sau1 fai3 wei2 xiu1 fei4 = repairs expenditure

維園阿伯 wai4 jyun4*2 aa3 baak3 = the Uncles of Victoria Park, loudmouth cursing protesting men 粵

維園阿叔 wai4 jyun4*2 aa3 suk1 = the Uncles of Victoria Park, loudmouth cursing protesting men 粵

維度 wai4 dou6 wei2 du4 = [math] dimension, dimensionality

維可牢 wai4 ho2 lou4 wei2 ke3 lao2 = Velcro

維港 wai4 gong2 wei2 gang3 = Victoria Harbour

白蘇維濃 baak6 sou1 wai4 nung4 = sauvignon blanc

纖維肌痛 cim1 wai4 gei1 tung3 xian1 wei2 ji1 tong4 = fibromyalgia

纖維板 cim1 wai4 baan2 xian1 wei2 ban3 = fibreboard, fibre board

維權 wai4 kyun4 wei2 quan2 = safeguard legal rights

維吾爾 wai4 ng4 ji5 wei2 wu2 er3 = Uighur ethnic group of Xinjiang, China

維持生活 wai4 ci4 sang1 wut6 wei2 chi2 sheng1 huo2 = to subsist; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together

維生 wai4 sang1 wei2 sheng1 = abbr. for 維持生活: to subsist ; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together

維穩 wai4 wan2 wei2 wen3 = to maintain social stability

斯堪的納維亞 si1 ham1 dik1 naap6 wai4 aa3 si1 kan1 di4 na4 wei2 ya4 = Scandinavia

萬維網 maan6 wai4 mong5 wan4 wei2 wang3 = World Wide Web

玻利維亞 bo1 lei6 wai4 aa3 bo1 li4 wei2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) = Bolivia

波斯尼亞與黑塞哥維那 bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 jyu5 haak1 coi3 go1 wai4 naa5 bo1 si1 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) yu3 hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

波斯尼亞-黑塞哥維那 bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 haak1 coi3 go1 wai4 naa5 bo1 si1 ni2 ya4 hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

拉脫維亞 laai1 tyut3 wai4 aa3 la1 tuo1 wei2 ya4 = Latvia

馬拉維 maa5 laai1 wai4 ma3 la1 wei2 = Malawi

聖基茨和尼維斯 sing3 gei1 ci4 wo4 nei4 wai4 si1 sheng4 ji1 ci2 he2 ni2 wei2 si1 = Saint Kitts and Nevis

塞爾維亞 coi3 ji5 wai4 aa3 sai1 er3 wei2 ya4 = Serbia

維他奶 wai4 taa1 naai5 = Vitasoy

維也納 wai4 jaa5 naap6 wei2 ye3 na4 = Vienna

低維 dai1 wai4 di1 wei2 = [math.] low dimensional

利伯維爾 lei6 baak3 wai4 ji5 li4 bo2 wei2 er3 = Libreville

塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 coi3 ji5 wai4 aa3 hak1 lo4 dei6 aa3 jyu5 sai1 er3 wei2 ya4 ke4 luo2 di4 ya4 yu3 = Serbo-Croatian (language)

塞爾維亞語 coi3 ji5 wai4 aa3 jyu5 sai1 er3 wei2 ya4 yu3 = Serbian (language)

四維空間 sei3 wai4 hung1 gaan1 si4 wei2 kong1 jian1 = [math.] four dimensional space

維管系統 wai4 gun2 hai6 tung2 wei2 guan3 xi4 tong3 = [anat.] vascular system

維數 wai4 sou3 wei2 shu4 = [math.] dimension

維也納航空公司 wai4 jaa5 naap6 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Lauda Air

拉斯維加斯 laai1 si1 wai4 gaa1 si1 la1 si1 wei2 jia1 si1 = city of Las Vegas

健康維持組織 gin6 hong1 wai4 ci4 zou2 zik1 jian4 kang1 wei2 chi2 zu3 zhi1 = Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

維多利亞公園 wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 gung1 jyun4*2 wei2 duo1 li4 ya4 gong1 yuan2 = Victoria Park

維納斯 wai4 naap6 si1 = Venus (as a loanword), Aphrodite

維納斯女神 wai4 naap6 si1 neoi5 san4 = Venus or Aphrodite, the goddess of love

小熊維尼 siu2 hung4 wai4 nei4 xiao3 xiong2 wei2 ni2 = Winnie the Pooh

維園 wai4 jyun4*2 wei2 yuan2 = Victoria Park

布爾什維克 bou3 ji5 sap6 wai4 hak1 bu4 er3 shi2 wei2 ke4 = Bolshevik

維京人 wai4 ging1 jan4 wei2 jing1 ren2 = Vikings (as loanword)

王國維 wong4 gwok3 wai4 wang2 guo2 wei2 = Wang Guowei, a Chinese scholar, writer and poet

維多利亞女皇 wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 neoi5 wong4 = Queen Victoria

維基百科 wai4 gei1 baak3 fo1 wei2 ji1 bai3 ke1 = Wikipedia

維吉尼亞 wai4 gat1 nei4 aa3 wei2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = Virginia

西維吉尼亞 sai1 wai4 gat1 nei4 aa3 xi1 wei2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = West Virginia 粵

步履維艱 bou6 lei5 wai4 gaan1 bu4 lv3 wei2 jian1 = find it difficult to walk; each step is diffcult

維尼綸 wai4 nei4 leon4 wei2 ni2 lun2 = vinalon

維港渡海泳 wai4 gong2 dou6 hoi2 wing6 wei2 gang3 du4 hai3 yong3 = Cross Harbour Race

進退維谷 zeon3 teoi3 wai4 guk1 jin4 tui4 wei2 gu3 = in a dilemma; between a rock and a hard place

舉步維艱 geoi2 bou6 wai4 gaan1 ju3 bu4 wei2 jian1 = face difficulties each and every step

新疆維吾爾自治區 san1 goeng1 wai4 ng4 ji5 zi6 zi6 keoi1 = Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

吳大維 ng4 daai6 wai4 wu2 da4 wei2 = David Wu

尹子維 wan5 zi2 wai4 yin3 zi3 wei2 = Terence Yin

戴維斯 daai3 wai4 si1 dai4 wei2 si1 = Davis (English surname)

德維爾潘 dak1 wai4 ji5 pun1 de2 wei2 er3 pan1 = de Villepin

維達 wai4 daat6 wei2 da2 = Vidar (Norse deity)

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