Chinese Word: 谓 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

谓 (Trad.: 謂)HSK 5

Pinyin: wèi

English Definition: to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense

Chinese Definition:
①告诉：人谓予曰。
②称呼，叫作：称谓。何谓人工呼吸？
③(谓语)对主语加以陈述，说明主语怎么样或是什么的句子成分。
④说：所谓。无谓。可谓神速。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic: 胃 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 渭谞

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所谓	suǒ wèi	so-called; what is called
可谓	kě wèi	it could even be said
无所谓	wú suǒ wèi	to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be	HSK 5
称谓	chēng wèi	title; appellation; form of address
无谓	wú wèi	pointless; meaningless; unnecessarily

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1		“ dài wáng 大王！ wèi 谓 “ rú 如 lái 来 sǐ 死 hòu 后 cún zài 存在 ” zhě 者， cǐ 此 fēi shì zūn 非世尊 zhī 之 suǒ 所 jì 记 shuō 说。 ” That, great king, has not been declared by the Blessed One: 'The Tathagata exists after death.
2		dàn 但 duì 对 zhǔ cí 主词 wèi 谓 cí 词 guān xì 关系 de 的 zhè zhǒng 这种 kàn fǎ 看法， què 却 yǔ 与 lián xì cí 联系词 “ shì 是 ” máo dùn 矛盾。 Such a conception of the relation between subject and predicate however is at once contradicted by the copula 'is'.
3		wǒ men 我们 wèi 谓 zhī 之 wèi 为 jì xiào 绩效 rèn kě fǎ 认可法。 We call this performance-based acceptance.
4		shì 是 wèi qiǎo 谓巧 néng 能 chéng 成 shì 事。 This is called ability to accomplish a thing by sheer cunning.
5		zhǔ wèi 主谓 jiān 间 de 的 lián xì 联系， yīn 因 guǒ jiān 果间 de 的 lián xì 联系 dōu 都 yǒu 有 zhuǎn zhé 转折。 Subject predicate, the connection of subject and predicate, cause and effect is if we are mediating transition.

1		“ dài wáng 大王！ wèi 谓 “ rú 如 lái 来 sǐ 死 hòu 后 cún zài 存在 ” zhě 者， cǐ 此 fēi shì zūn 非世尊 zhī 之 suǒ 所 jì 记 shuō 说。 ” That, great king, has not been declared by the Blessed One: 'The Tathagata exists after death.
2		dàn 但 duì 对 zhǔ cí 主词 wèi 谓 cí 词 guān xì 关系 de 的 zhè zhǒng 这种 kàn fǎ 看法， què 却 yǔ 与 lián xì cí 联系词 “ shì 是 ” máo dùn 矛盾。 Such a conception of the relation between subject and predicate however is at once contradicted by the copula 'is'.
3		wǒ men 我们 wèi 谓 zhī 之 wèi 为 jì xiào 绩效 rèn kě fǎ 认可法。 We call this performance-based acceptance.
4		shì 是 wèi qiǎo 谓巧 néng 能 chéng 成 shì 事。 This is called ability to accomplish a thing by sheer cunning.
5		zhǔ wèi 主谓 jiān 间 de 的 lián xì 联系， yīn 因 guǒ jiān 果间 de 的 lián xì 联系 dōu 都 yǒu 有 zhuǎn zhé 转折。 Subject predicate, the connection of subject and predicate, cause and effect is if we are mediating transition.