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CHINESE CHARACTER

wěi

萎

萎

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wither; wilt

Numbered pinyin
wei3
English meanings
to wither; to wilt; to decline; atrophy

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    huā花duǒ朵jiànjiàn渐渐kū枯wěi萎le了。

    The flowers gradually withered.

  2. 02

    tā他yīn因bìng病jīròu肌肉wěisuō萎缩。

    His muscles atrophied due to illness.

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