wèi

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Definitions

  1. 1. to guard
  2. 2. to protect
  3. 3. to defend
  4. 4. health

Words Containing 卫

保卫
bǎo wèi

to defend

捍卫
hàn wèi

to defend

自卫
zì wèi

to defend oneself

卫星
wèi xīng

satellite

卫生
wèi shēng

health

卫生间
wèi shēng jiān

bathroom

防卫
fáng wèi

to defend

不列颠保卫战
bù liè diān bǎo wèi zhàn

see 不列顛戰役|不列颠战役[bù liè diān zhàn yì]

世界卫生大会
shì jiè wèi shēng dà huì

World Health Assembly

世界卫生组织
shì jiè wèi shēng zǔ zhī

World Health Organization (WHO)

中前卫
zhōng qián wèi

center forward (soccer position)

中卫
zhōng wèi

Zhongwei, prefecture-level city in Ningxia

中卫市
zhōng wèi shì

Zhongwei, prefecture-level city in Ningxia

交通警卫
jiāo tōng jǐng wèi

road traffic policing

人造卫星
rén zào wèi xīng

artificial satellite

侍卫
shì wèi

Imperial bodyguard

侍卫官
shì wèi guān

guard

保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó

guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense

保卫祖国
bǎo wèi zǔ guó

to defend one's country

仪卫
yí wèi

guard of honor

全球卫星导航系统
quán qiú wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng

Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelinaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), the Russian equivalent of GPS

公共卫生
gōng gòng wèi shēng

public health

前卫
qián wèi

advanced guard

北斗卫星导航系统
běi dǒu wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)

右前卫
yòu qián wèi

right forward (soccer position)

唐太宗李卫公问对
táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì

\Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang\, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[lǐ jìng] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]

四分卫
sì fēn wèi

quarterback (QB) (American football)

国内安全保卫局
guó nèi ān quán bǎo wèi jú

Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security responsible for dealing with dissidents, activists etc

国民警卫队
guó mín jǐng wèi duì

National Guard (United States)

土卫
tǔ wèi

moon of Saturn

土卫二
tǔ wèi èr

Enceladus (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn II

土卫六
tǔ wèi liù

Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI

大卫
dà wèi

David (name)

大卫·尼尔
dà wèi · ní ěr

Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969), Belgian-French explorer and writer who traveled in Tibet in the 1920s

大卫·米利班德
dà wèi · mǐ lì bān dé

David Miliband (1965-), UK politician

大卫·艾登堡
dà wèi · ài dēng bǎo

David Attenborough (1926-), British naturalist and broadcaster, author of Life on Earth 地球上的生物[dì qiú shàng de shēng wù]

大卫营和约
dà wèi yíng hé yuē

the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt

威海卫
wēi hǎi wèi

Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong

守卫
shǒu wèi

to guard

守卫者
shǒu wèi zhě

defender

安特卫普
ān tè wèi pǔ

Antwerp (city in Belgium)

左前卫
zuǒ qián wèi

left forward (soccer position)

厨卫
chú wèi

kitchens and bathrooms

后卫
hòu wèi

rear guard

爱国卫生运动委员会
ài guó wèi shēng yùn dòng wěi yuán huì

Patriotic Health Committee

拱卫
gǒng wèi

to surround and protect

捍卫者
hàn wèi zhě

proponent

放卫星
fàng wèi xīng

to launch a satellite

普列谢茨克卫星发射场
pǔ liè xiè cí kè wèi xīng fā shè chǎng

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

木卫
mù wèi

moon of Jupiter

木卫一
mù wèi yī

Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I

木卫三
mù wèi sān

Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III

木卫二
mù wèi èr

Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II

木卫四
mù wèi sì

Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV

李卫公
lǐ wèi gōng

Li Wei Gong

正当防卫
zhèng dàng fáng wèi

reasonable self-defense

殿卫
diàn wèi

fullback (sports)

气象卫星
qì xiàng wèi xīng

weather satellite

汪精卫
wāng jīng wèi

Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator

海岸警卫队
hǎi àn jǐng wèi duì

coastguard

海岸护卫队
hǎi àn hù wèi duì

coast guard

火卫
huǒ wèi

moon of Mars

火卫一
huǒ wèi yī

Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I

火卫二
huǒ wèi èr

Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II

特卫强
tè wèi qiáng

Tyvek (brand)

王家卫
wáng jiā wèi

Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director

环境卫生
huán jìng wèi shēng

environmental sanitation

环卫
huán wèi

public cleanliness

环卫工人
huán wèi gōng rén

sanitation worker

禁卫
jìn wèi

defense of the imperial palace or of the capital

禁卫军
jìn wèi jūn

imperial guard

精卫
jīng wèi

mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wá] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[yán dì]

精卫填海
jīng wèi tián hǎi

lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition

红卫兵
hóng wèi bīng

Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)

纳卫星
nà wèi xīng

nanosatellite

美国海岸警卫队
měi guó hǎi àn jǐng wèi duì

United States Coast Guard

聂卫平
niè wèi píng

Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player

自我防卫
zì wǒ fáng wèi

self-defense

自卫队
zì wèi duì

self-defense force

航空自卫队
háng kōng zì wèi duì

air self-defense force

卫兵
wèi bīng

guard

卫冕
wèi miǎn

to defend the crown (in sports championship)

卫国
wèi guó

state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou

卫城
wèi chéng

citadel

卫报
wèi bào

The Guardian (U.K. newspaper)

卫士
wèi shì

guardian

卫奕信
wèi yì xìn

David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (1935-), British diplomat and China expert, Governor of Hong Kong 1986-1992

卫尉
wèi wèi

Commandant of Guards (in imperial China), one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]

卫星图
wèi xīng tú

satellite photo

卫星图像
wèi xīng tú xiàng

satellite photo

卫星城
wèi xīng chéng

\satellite\ town

卫星定位系统
wèi xīng dìng wèi xì tǒng

global positioning system (GPS)

卫星导航
wèi xīng dǎo háng

satellite navigation

卫星导航系统
wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng

satellite navigation system

卫星电视
wèi xīng diàn shì

satellite TV

卫东
wèi dōng

Weidong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[píng dǐng shān shì], Henan

卫东区
wèi dōng qū

Weidong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[píng dǐng shān shì], Henan

卫校
wèi xiào

medical school

卫氏朝鲜
wèi shì cháo xiǎn

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

卫浴
wèi yù

sanitary (related to toilet and bathroom)

卫满朝鲜
wèi mǎn cháo xiǎn

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

卫滨
wèi bīn

Weibin district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市[xīn xiāng shì], Henan

卫滨区
wèi bīn qū

Weibin district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市[xīn xiāng shì], Henan

卫理公会
wèi lǐ gōng huì

Methodists

卫生丸
wèi shēng wán

mothball

卫生套
wèi shēng tào

condom

卫生官员
wèi shēng guān yuán

health official

卫生局
wèi shēng jú

health office

卫生巾
wèi shēng jīn

sanitary towel

卫生厅
wèi shēng tīng

(provincial) health department

卫生棉
wèi shēng mián

sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds)

卫生棉条
wèi shēng mián tiáo

tampon

卫生球
wèi shēng qiú

mothball

卫生用纸
wèi shēng yòng zhǐ

toilet paper

卫生纸
wèi shēng zhǐ

toilet paper

卫生署
wèi shēng shǔ

health bureau (or office, or department, or agency)

卫生裤
wèi shēng kù

long underwear pants

卫生设备
wèi shēng shè bèi

sanitary equipment

卫生部
wèi shēng bù

Ministry of Health

卫生陶瓷
wèi shēng táo cí

chamber pot

卫留成
wèi liú chéng

Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan

卫舰
wèi jiàn

a frigate (warship)

卫衣
wèi yī

sweatshirt

卫护
wèi hù

to guard

卫辉
wèi huī

Weihui county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[xīn xiāng], Henan

卫辉市
wèi huī shì

Weihui county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[xīn xiāng], Henan

卫道
wèi dào

to defend traditional values

卫道士
wèi dào shì

traditionalist

亲卫队
qīn wèi duì

SS or Schutzstaffel, paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany

观测卫星
guān cè wèi xīng

observation satellite

警卫
jǐng wèi

to stand guard over

护卫
hù wèi

to guard

护卫艇
hù wèi tǐng

escort vessel

护卫舰
hù wèi jiàn

corvette

贴身卫队
tiē shēn wèi duì

personal bodyguard

赤卫军
chì wèi jūn

Red Guards

赤卫队
chì wèi duì

Red Guards

近卫文麿
jìn wèi wén mǒ

Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941

通信卫星
tōng xìn wèi xīng

communications satellite

通讯卫星
tōng xùn wèi xīng

communications satellite

连帽卫衣
lián mào wèi yī

hooded sweatshirt

锦衣卫
jǐn yī wèi

Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors

门卫
mén wèi

guard at gate

防卫大臣
fáng wèi dà chén

minister of defense (esp. in Japan)

防卫武器
fáng wèi wǔ qì

defensive weapon

防卫过当
fáng wèi guò dàng

excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)

雅典卫城
yǎ diǎn wèi chéng

the Acropolis (Athens)