(wěi) — (bound form) tuna; (literary) sturgeon

Definition

Bound form: almost always appears as 鲔鱼, the everyday word for 'tuna.' The rare literary sense 'sturgeon' is only seen in classical texts.

bound form
(bound form) tuna(literary) sturgeon

Examples

  • Wǒ zuó tiān mǎi le wěi yú zuò shòu sī.
    I bought tuna yesterday to make sushi.
  • wěi Yú shì yì zhǒng dà xíng hǎi yú, yíng yǎng fēng fù.
    Tuna is a large marine fish that is highly nutritious.
  • Gǔ shū zhōng de 'wěi' zì zhǐ de shì lìng yì zhǒng yú.
    In ancient texts, the character 'wei' refers to a different kind of fish.

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