Chinese Word: 帷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

帷

Pinyin: wéi

English Definition: curtain; screen

Chinese Definition:
①围在四周的帐幕：帷幕。帷幔。帷幄(军用的帐幕)。帷子。帷帐。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 巾

Pictophonetic:隹 indicates the sound; 巾 (curtain) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 巾 [ jīn ] cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- 隹 [ zhuī ] short-tailed bird; sparrow

Similar Characters: 蜼

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帷幕	wéi mù	heavy curtain
运筹帷幄	yùn chóu wéi wò	lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom); fig. planning strategies
帷幔	wéi màn	drapery; curtain
窗帷	chuāng wéi	curtain
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外	yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài	a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

1		xiàn zài 现在 jiā tíng 家庭 lǐ 里 hěn shǎo 很少 yòng 用 chuáng 床 wéi 帷 le 了。 Nowadays, few families still use bed-curtains.
2		yòu 又 zài 在 sì 四 wéi 围 lì 立 yuàn 院 wéi 帷， bǎ 把 yuàn zi 院子 de 的 mén lián 门帘 guà 挂 shàng 上。 Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
3		kè tīng 客厅 wéi lián 帷帘 xià miàn 下面 de 的 yìng bì 硬币 dōu 都 bú jiàn 不见 le 了， tā 她 zé bèi 责备 le 了 wǒ men 我们。 The quarters in the living room drapes disappeared and she blamed us.
4		zhǔ jiào 主教 zǒu guò 走过 wéi 帷 bù 布 gēn qián 跟前， guì 跪 xià qù 下去 zuò 做 le 了 yī huí 一回 duǎn duǎn de 短短的 qí dǎo 祈祷。 The Bishop knelt before this curtain as he passed and said a brief prayer.
5		zài 在 zhàng mù 帐幕 hé 和 tán 坛 de 的 sì 四 wéi 围， lì 立 le 了 yuàn 院 wéi 帷， bǎ 把 yuàn zi 院子 de 的 mén lián 门帘 guà 挂 shàng 上。 Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.

1		xiàn zài 现在 jiā tíng 家庭 lǐ 里 hěn shǎo 很少 yòng 用 chuáng 床 wéi 帷 le 了。 Nowadays, few families still use bed-curtains.
2		yòu 又 zài 在 sì 四 wéi 围 lì 立 yuàn 院 wéi 帷， bǎ 把 yuàn zi 院子 de 的 mén lián 门帘 guà 挂 shàng 上。 Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
3		kè tīng 客厅 wéi lián 帷帘 xià miàn 下面 de 的 yìng bì 硬币 dōu 都 bú jiàn 不见 le 了， tā 她 zé bèi 责备 le 了 wǒ men 我们。 The quarters in the living room drapes disappeared and she blamed us.
4		zhǔ jiào 主教 zǒu guò 走过 wéi 帷 bù 布 gēn qián 跟前， guì 跪 xià qù 下去 zuò 做 le 了 yī huí 一回 duǎn duǎn de 短短的 qí dǎo 祈祷。 The Bishop knelt before this curtain as he passed and said a brief prayer.
5		zài 在 zhàng mù 帐幕 hé 和 tán 坛 de 的 sì 四 wéi 围， lì 立 le 了 yuàn 院 wéi 帷， bǎ 把 yuàn zi 院子 de 的 mén lián 门帘 guà 挂 shàng 上。 Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.