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CHINESE CHARACTER

wēi

微

微

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tiny; slight

Numbered pinyin
wei1
English meanings
tiny; slight; minute; profound; to decline

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这shì是yī一gè个wēi微xiǎo小de的cuòwù错误。

    This is a tiny mistake.

  2. 02

    tā他wēixiào微笑zhe着xiàng向wǒ我diǎntóu点头。

    He smiled and nodded to me.

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