魏 (wèi) — name of several Chinese dynasties (e.g., Wei of the Three Kingdoms, Northern Wei); a surname
Definition
noun
name of several Chinese dynasties (e.g., Wei of the Three Kingdoms, Northern Wei)a surname
Easily confused
- 位wèisound-alike(classifier, polite) for people
- 喂wèisound-alike(interjection) hey! hello? (used to attract attention or answer a phone call)
- 喂wèisound-alike(interjection) hello? (used to answer the phone)
- 未wèisound-alikenot yet; have not; did not (formal/literary negation placed before a verb)
- 味wèisound-aliketaste, flavor
- 胃wèisound-alikestomach
Examples
- 魏。Wǒ xìng wèi.My surname is Wei.
- 魏。wèi Cháo shì sān guó shí qī de yí gè guó jiā.The Wei dynasty was a state during the Three Kingdoms period.
- 魏。wèi Lǎo shī jiào wǒ men zhōng guó lì shǐ.Teacher Wei teaches us Chinese history.
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