喂

wèi

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Interjection Very common

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喂

wèi Interjection hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)

喂

wéi hello (when answering the phone)

Definitions

1. hey
2. to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
3. to feed

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 你好 nǐ hǎo 你好 nǐ hǎo hello Basic greeting: hello
• 供给 gōng jǐ 供给 gōng jǐ to furnish to provide food: to furnish
• 招呼 zhāo hu 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to Word used for greeting: to call out to

Synonyms

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• 喂养 wèi yǎng 喂养 wèi yǎng to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) To feed (animals or dependents): to feed (a child, domestic animal etc)

Usage notes

Collocations

喂 (wèi) often appears in collocations like 喂奶 (wèinǎi, 'breastfeed') and 喂饭 (wèifàn, 'feed someone a meal').

Formality

When used as 'hey' on the phone, it is casual; use 你好 in formal situations.

Example Sentences

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喂 ，你好吗？

Hey, how are you?

喂 。

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Words Containing 喂

• 喂养 喂养 wèi yǎng: to feed (a child, domestic animal etc)
• 投喂 投喂 tóu wèi: to feed (an animal)
• 母乳喂养 母乳喂养 mǔ rǔ wèi yǎng: breastfeeding
• 良心喂狗 良心喂狗 liáng xīn wèi gǒu: to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)
• 喂哺 喂哺 wèi bǔ: to feed (a baby)
• 喂奶 喂奶 wèi nǎi: to breast-feed
• 喂料 喂料 wèi liào: to feed (also fig.)
• 喂母乳 喂母乳 wèi mǔ rǔ: breastfeeding
• 喂食 喂食 wèi shí: to feed