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尤为 (yóu wéi) — especially (formal); particularly

Definition

尤为 (yóu wéi) is a written, formal 'especially' — more emphatic than 特别 and stronger than 尤其, so it singles out the most striking point. Use it in writing or formal speech, not casual conversation.

adverb
especially (formal)particularly

Examples

  • 尤为。
    Zhè ge wèn tí yóu wéi fù zá.
    This problem is especially complex.
  • 尤为。
    Tā de jiàn yì yóu wéi yǒu jià zhí.
    His suggestion is especially valuable.
  • 尤为。
    Zhè cì zhǎn lǎn yóu wéi xī yǐn rén.
    This exhibition is especially attractive.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

尤yóuespecially
为wèibe

尤 means 'especially' and 为 means 'be', so 尤为 literally 'especially be' and is used to intensify a following description.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

尤 pictures a hand with a wart.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 為; 为 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 為 showed a hand holding an elephant; the simplified 为 is a later shorthand.

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