帷 (wéi) — curtain (especially a hanging screen in a tent, carriage, or theater); screen (partitioning fabric)
Definition
A literary/classical word for a hanging curtain or screen of cloth, used in historical or formal writing (帐篷, 舞台, 车辆). Almost never used alone — typically combined as 帷幕, 帐帷, 车帷.
bound form
curtain (especially a hanging screen in a tent, carriage, or theater)screen (partitioning fabric)
Easily confused
- 椎chuílook-alikevertebra (bound form, used in compounds)
- 为wéisound-alikeas; in the capacity of
- 锥zhuīlook-alikeawl (in 锥子)
- 为wéisound-aliketo act as, to serve as (in patterns like 以...为..., 称为, 选为)
- 维wéilook-aliketo maintain, to preserve, to keep in good condition
- 为wéisound-alike(preposition) as, in the capacity of
Examples
- 。Wǔ tái shàng de wéi mù huǎn huǎn lā kāi.The curtain on the stage slowly opened.
- 帷。Chē wéi bèi fēng chuī qǐ lái le.The carriage curtain was blown up by the wind.
- 帷幔。Tā men zài dà zhàng lǐ guà le yī céng wéi màn.They hung a layer of curtain inside the large tent.
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