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喂

wéi · wei/wèi · wei

Traditional 餵 / 餧

HSK 2Old HSK 1

Meaning

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wéi 喂

  1. hello (when answering the phone)

wèi 喂

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

wèi 餵

  1. to feed

wèi 餧

  1. variant of 餵 / 喂 (wèi)
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Feeding the birds

  1. Dengdeng

    喂(wèi)，亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Hello, Liangliang, where are you?

  2. Liangliang

    喂(wèi)，我(wǒ)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)喂(wèi)鸟(niǎo)呢(ne)。

    Hello, I am in the park feeding the birds.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)喂(wèi)它们(tāmen)什么(shénme)？

    What are you feeding them?

  4. Liangliang

    面包(miànbāo)。它们(tāmen)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    Bread. They really like it.

  5. Dengdeng

    喂(wèi)，别(bié)都(dōu)给(gěi)它们(tāmen)，我(wǒ)也(yě)没(méi)吃饭(chīfàn)！

    Hey, do not give it all to them. I have not eaten either!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

喂(wèi)，请(qǐng)问(wèn)您(nín)找(zhǎo)哪(nǎ)位(wèi)？

Hello, who are you looking for?

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)每(měi)天(tiān)用(yòng)奶(nǎi)瓶(píng)喂(wèi)小(xiǎo)宝(bǎo)宝(bǎo)。

Mom feeds the baby with a bottle every day.

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