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[1] [adj] minute; tiny; slight; little [2] [adj] humble; trivial; insignificant [3] [adj] profound; abstruse; subtle [4] [adv] slightly; a little bit [5] [v] decline; dwindle; deteriorate Pinyin wei1 is Mainland reading; wei2 is Taiwan.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
Radical: 彳 (#60)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 徵 |
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This word has been viewed 9487 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Mar 2019 08:51 |
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微波 mei4 bo1 = microwave 微波爐 mei4 bo1 lou4 = microwave oven 稍微 saau2 mei4 = a little bit 顯微鏡 hin2 mei4 geng3 = microscope 輕微 hing1 mei4 = slight 無微不至 mou4 mei4 bat1 zi3 = (saying) very carefully and meticulously 微觀 mei4 gun1 = sub-atomic 微笑 mei4 siu3 = smile 微小 mei4 siu2 = small; little; tiny 微不足道 mei4 bat1 zuk1 dou6 = negligible; insignificant See all 83 compounds (CantoDict reports 88 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |