wēi

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Definitions

  1. 1. tiny
  2. 2. miniature
  3. 3. slightly
  4. 4. profound
  5. 5. abtruse
  6. 6. to decline
  7. 7. one millionth part of
  8. 8. micro-
  9. 9. Taiwan pr. [wéi]

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Words Containing 微

微不足道
wēi bù zú dào

negligible; insignificant

微信
wēi xìn

Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[téng xùn])

微博
wēi bó

microblogging

微型
wēi xíng

miniature

微妙
wēi miào

subtle

微弱
wēi ruò

weak

微波炉
wēi bō lú

microwave oven

微笑
wēi xiào

smile

微观
wēi guān

micro-

无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì

in every possible way (idiom); meticulous

略微
llüè wēi

a little bit

稍微
shāo wēi

a little bit

细微
xì wēi

tiny

轻微
qīng wēi

slight

一线微光
yī xiàn wēi guāng

gleam

中微子
zhōng wēi zǐ

neutrino (particle physics)

些微
xiē wēi

slight; minor; small

人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng

(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little

低微
dī wēi

meager (wages)

偏微分
piān wēi fēn

(math.) partial differential

偏微分方程
piān wēi fēn fāng chéng

partial differential equation (PDE)

光学显微镜
guāng xué xiǎn wēi jìng

optical microscope

入微
rù wēi

down to the smallest detail; thoroughgoing; fine and detailed

具体而微
jù tǐ ér wēi

miniature

卑微
bēi wēi

lowly

原核细胞型微生物
yuán hé xì bāo xíng wēi shēng wù

prokaryotic cell type microorganism

可微
kě wēi

differentiable (math.)

太阳微系统公司
tài yáng wēi xì tǒng gōng sī

Sun Microsystems

家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi

to be of humble origin (idiom)

寒微
hán wēi

of humble origin

察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù

to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)

常微分方程
cháng wēi fēn fāng chéng

ordinary differential equation (ODE)

幽微
yōu wēi

faint

几微
jī wēi

tiny

式微
shì wēi

(literary) to decline

微中子
wēi zhōng zǐ

neutrino (particle physics)

微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi

a tiny bit

微光
wēi guāng

glimmer

微克
wēi kè

microgram (μg)

微凹黄檀
wēi āo huáng tán

cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)

微分
wēi fēn

(math.) differential (of a function)

微分学
wēi fēn xué

differential calculus

微分几何
wēi fēn jǐ hé

differential geometry

微分几何学
wēi fēn jǐ hé xué

differential geometry

微分方程
wēi fēn fāng chéng

differential equation (math.)

微创手术
wēi chuāng shǒu shù

minimally invasive surgery

微劈恩
wēi pī ēn

VPN (loanword)

微动脉
wēi dòng mài

capillary artery

微升
wēi shēng

microliter

微博客
wēi bó kè

microblogging

微商
wēi shāng

derivative (math.)

微囊
wēi náng

(pharm.) microcapsule

微型封装块
wēi xíng fēng zhuāng kuài

microcapsule

微型小说
wēi xíng xiǎo shuō

flash fiction

微尘
wēi chén

dust

微孔膜
wēi kǒng mó

microporous membrane

微安
wēi ān

microampere (one millionth of amp)

微安培
wēi ān péi

microampere (one millionth of amp)

微小
wēi xiǎo

minute (i.e. extremely small)

微小病毒科
wēi xiǎo bìng dú kē

Picornaviridae (virus family including many human pathogens); small RNA virus

微山
wēi shān

Weishan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong

微山县
wēi shān xiàn

Weishan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong

微径
wēi jìng

small path

微微
wēi wēi

slight

微恙
wēi yàng

slight illness

微操
wēi cāo

to micromanage

微扰
wēi rǎo

infinitesimal disturbance

微扰展开
wēi rǎo zhǎn kāi

perturbative expansion (physics)

微扰论
wēi rǎo lùn

perturbation theory

微整形
wēi zhěng xíng

non-surgical cosmetic procedure (injection of Botox, hyaluronic acid etc)

微明
wēi míng

twilight

微星
wēi xīng

Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company

微晶
wēi jīng

microcrystal

微晶片
wēi jīng piàn

microchip

微服
wēi fú

(of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito

微服私访
wēi fú sī fǎng

to mingle with the people incognito

微末
wēi mò

tiny

微机
wēi jī

micro (computer)

微机化
wēi jī huà

miniaturization

微波
wēi bō

ripple

微波天线
wēi bō tiān xiàn

microwave antenna

微溶
wēi róng

slightly soluble

微漠
wēi mò

faint (almost inaudible or invisible)

微火
wēi huǒ

a low fire (for roasting)

微生物
wēi shēng wù

microorganism

微生物学
wēi shēng wù xué

microbiology

微生物学家
wēi shēng wù xué jiā

microbiologist

微秒
wēi miǎo

microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s

微积分
wēi jī fēn

calculus

微积分基本定理
wēi jī fēn jī běn dìng lǐ

fundamental theorem of calculus

微积分学
wēi jī fēn xué

infinitesimal calculus

微管
wēi guǎn

tubule

微管蛋白
wēi guǎn dàn bái

tubulin

微米
wēi mǐ

micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)

微粒
wēi lì

speck

微粒体
wēi lì tǐ

microsome

微细
wēi xì

microminiature (technology)

微细加工
wēi xì jiā gōng

microminiature technology

微丝
wēi sī

microfilament

微丝血管
wēi sī xuè guǎn

capillary blood vessels

微缩
wēi suō

compact

微缩胶卷
wēi suō jiāo juǎn

microfilm

微聚焦
wēi jù jiāo

microfocus x-ray computed tomography (microCT)

微胖
wēi pàng

slightly chubby; stoutish

微胶囊技术
wēi jiāo náng jì shù

microencapsulation

微臣
wēi chén

this small official

微茫
wēi máng

hazy

微菌
wēi jūn

microorganism

微薄
wēi bó

scanty

微处理器
wēi chǔ lǐ qì

microprocessor

微处理机
wēi chǔ lǐ jī

microprocessor

微血管
wēi xuè guǎn

capillary

微观世界
wēi guān shì jiè

microcosm

微观经济
wēi guān jīng jì

microeconomic

微言大义
wēi yán dà yì

subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)

微词
wēi cí

veiled criticism

微调
wēi tiáo

fine tuning

微贱
wēi jiàn

humble

微软
wēi ruǎn

Microsoft Corporation

微软公司
wēi ruǎn gōng sī

Microsoft Corporation

微辣
wēi là

mildly spicy

微速摄影
wēi sù shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

微醺
wēi xūn

tipsy

微量
wēi liàng

a smidgen

微量元素
wēi liàng yuán sù

trace element (chemistry)

微量白蛋白
wēi liàng bái dàn bái

microalbumin

微雕
wēi diāo

a miniature (carving)

微电子
wēi diàn zǐ

microelectronics

微电子学
wēi diàn zǐ xué

microelectronics

微电脑
wēi diàn nǎo

microcomputer

微静脉
wēi jìng mài

capillary vein

微风
wēi fēng

breeze

微驼
wēi tuó

stooping

忽微
hū wēi

minuscule quantity

悬浮微粒
xuán fú wēi lì

particulates

探幽发微
tàn yōu fā wēi

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

新浪微博
xīn làng wēi bó

Sina Weibo, Chinese microblogging website

本小利微
běn xiǎo lì wēi

(of a small business) to have very little capital and very modest profits

毫微
háo wēi

(prefix) nano-

毫微米
háo wēi mǐ

millimicron or one-millionth of a millimeter

渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi

remote and insignificant (idiom)

涟漪微漾
lián yī wēi yàng

ripples

甚微
shèn wēi

very small

略微
lüe4 wēi

a little bit

白璧微瑕
bái bì wēi xiá

a slight blemish

知之甚微
zhī zhī shèn wēi

to know very little about

积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi

to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)

精微
jīng wēi

subtle

紫微宫
zǐ wēi gōng
紫微斗数
zǐ wēi dǒu shù
细微末节
xì wēi mò jié

tiny insignificant details

缩微平片
suō wēi píng piàn

microfiche

纤微
xiān wēi

slight

胡紫微
hú zǐ wēi

Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter

衰微
shuāi wēi

to decline

见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù

one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó

one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ

lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)

阅微草堂笔记
yuè wēi cǎo táng bǐ jì

Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[jì yún], novel of the supernatural

防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn

to nip in the bud (idiom)

陆探微
lù tàn wēi

Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

电子显微镜
diàn zǐ xiǎn wēi jìng

electron microscope

非微扰
fēi wēi rǎo

non-perturbative (physics)

颔首微笑
hàn shǒu wēi xiào

to nod and smile

显微
xiǎn wēi

micro-

显微学
xiǎn wēi xué

microscopy

显微解剖学
xiǎn wēi jiě pōu xué

(medicine) histology; microscopic anatomy

显微镜
xiǎn wēi jìng

microscope

显微镜座
xiǎn wēi jìng zuò

Microscopium (constellation)

显微镜载片
xiǎn wēi jìng zài piàn

microscopic slide

体恤入微
tǐ xù rù wēi

to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration

体贴入微
tǐ tiē rù wēi

to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care

略微
lvè wēi

a little bit