Meaning
micro; tiny; miniature
Chinese: 细小、轻微。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wei” becomes a different word in each tone. 微 is the 1st 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
- 微笑wēi xiàosmile; to smile
- 稍微shāo wēia little bit
- 微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog
- 微波炉wēi bō lúmicrowave oven
- 微不足道wēi bù zú dào(idiom) negligible; insignificant
Example Sentence
他微微地笑了一下。Tā wēi wēi de xiào le yí xià.He smiled slightly.
他Tāhe微微wēi wēislight地de(adverb marker)笑xiàoto laugh了le(completed action)一下yí xiàall at once。