Meaning
-ism; only; alone; yes
Chinese: 只、仅仅、独自、单独。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wei” becomes a different word in each tone. 唯 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 唯一wéi yīonly; sole
- 唯独wéi dúonly; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
- 唯有wéi yǒuonly
- 唯物wéi wùmaterialistic
- 唯美wéi měiaesthetics
Example Sentence
这是我们唯一的机会，一定要把握住。Zhè shì wǒ men wéi yī de jī huì, yí dìng yào bǎ wò zhù.This is our only chance; we must seize it.
这Zhèthis是shìis我们wǒ menwe唯一wéi yīonly的deof机会jī huìopportunity，一定yí dìngsurely要yàoto want把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.)住zhùto live。