Chinese Word: 喂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

喂Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:畏 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 畏 [ wèi ] fear, dread, awe, reverence

Similar Characters: 隈喁

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Pinyin: wèi

English Definition:hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)

Chinese Definition:
①打招呼时用：喂，您是哪位？
②把食物送进人嘴里：喂奶。
③给动物吃东西，饲养：喂养牲口。喂马。喂鱼。喂狗。

Example Words:

喂养	wèi yǎng	to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal)
喂奶	wèi nǎi	to breast-feed
喂食	wèi shí	to feed
母乳喂养	mǔ rǔ wèi yǎng	breastfeeding
喂哺	wèi bǔ	to feed (a baby)

Pinyin: wéi

English Definition:hello (when answering the phone)

1		wèi 喂， qǐng wèn 请问 nǐ shì shéi 你是谁？ Hello, may I ask who you are?
2		wèi 喂， nǐ 你 zài 在 gàn shén me 干什么？ Hello, what are you doing?
3		wèi 喂， qǐng wèn 请问 shì 是 wáng xiān shēng 王先生 ma 吗？ Hello, May I speak to Mr. Wang?
4		wèi 喂， nǐ 你 yào 要 hē diǎn 喝点 shén me 什么 ma 吗？ Hey, would you like something to drink?
5		tā 她 gěi 给 bǎo bǎo 宝宝 wèi 喂 le 了 yī píng 一瓶 nǎi 奶。 She fed the baby a bottle of milk.

1		wèi 喂， qǐng wèn 请问 nǐ shì shéi 你是谁？ Hello, may I ask who you are?
2		wèi 喂， nǐ 你 zài 在 gàn shén me 干什么？ Hello, what are you doing?
3		wèi 喂， qǐng wèn 请问 shì 是 wáng xiān shēng 王先生 ma 吗？ Hello, May I speak to Mr. Wang?
4		wèi 喂， nǐ 你 yào 要 hē diǎn 喝点 shén me 什么 ma 吗？ Hey, would you like something to drink?
5		tā 她 gěi 给 bǎo bǎo 宝宝 wèi 喂 le 了 yī píng 一瓶 nǎi 奶。 She fed the baby a bottle of milk.