wéi

hello (when answering the phone)

HSK 2

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • wéihello (when answering the phone)
  • wèihey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

wèi

hello; to feed

喂食wèi shí

to feed

喂奶wèi nǎi

to breastfeed

喂养wèi yǎng

to feed; to raise

母乳喂养mǔ rǔ wèi yǎng

breast feeding

良心喂狗liáng xīn wèi gǒu

to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom); devoid of conscience

5Example Sentences

喂,请问您找谁?

wèi, qǐng wèn nín zhǎo shuí?

Hello, who are you looking for?

她在给婴儿喂奶。

tā zài gěi yīng ér wèi nǎi。

She is breastfeeding the baby.

Other Characters Pronounced “wei”