Meaning
(interjection) hello; to feed (someone or some animal); hey; telephone greeting; to feed
Chinese: 把食物给人或动物吃；也作打招呼用语。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wei” becomes a different word in each tone. 喂 is the 4th 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
- 喂养wèi yǎngto feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal)
- 投喂tóu wèito feed (an animal)
- 喂料wèi liàoto feed (also fig.)
- 喂食wèi shíto feed
- 喂奶wèi nǎito breast-feed
Example Sentence
每天早上，奶奶都会喂院子里的鸡。Měi tiān zǎo shang, nǎi nai dōu huì wèi yuàn zi lǐ de jī.Every morning, Grandma feeds the chickens in the yard.
每天Měi tiānevery day早上zǎo shangearly morning，奶奶nǎi nai(respectful) mistress of t都会dōu huìcity喂wèihello (when answering the 院子yuàn zicourtyard里lǐinside的deof鸡jīfowl。