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Traditional Chinese
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
wèi
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
wai6|wai2
Short definition seat
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions placeLDC iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / positionLDC iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / locationLDC iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)MDBG iconCantofish icon / seatLDC iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / classifier for people (honorific)MDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: position; location; classifier for people; place; seat; classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
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四十人
(dedì) of
班级(bān jí) classes or grades in school
当中(dāng zhōng) among
(yǒu) some
十八(shí bā) 18
(wèi) seat
女生(nv shēng) schoolgirl

The class of forty includes eighteen girls.

那家( nà jiā)
馆子(guǎn zi) restaurant
物美价廉(wù měi jià lián) a bargain
美中不足(měi zhōng bù zú) the fly in the ointment
(dedì) of
(shì) is
他们(tā men) they
糟糕的( zāo gāo de) perishing
(wèi) seat
(zhì) to buy

That place's food is delicious and their prices are low. However, their location isn't good.

我认为(wǒrènwéi) I guess
他是( tā shì)
(wèi) seat
(wěi) big
大的(tàde) bigger
作家(zuò jiā) author

I think he's a great writer.

火车(huǒ chē) train
拥挤(yōng jǐ) crowded
极了(jí le) extremely
(wǒ) I
(zhěng) whole
(tàng) a trip
车程(chē chéng) travel time
都没有(dōuméiyǒu)
(wèi) seat
(zǐzǐ) son
(zuò) to sit

The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way.

6 4
(wèi) seat
(dedì) of
软件(ruǎn jiàn) software
(zài) (located) at
3 2
(wèi) seat
架构(jià gòu) to build
(dedì) of
系统(xì tǒng) systematically
(shàng) upper
(pǎo) off
不起来(bùqǐlái)

Sixty-four-bit software will not run on 32-bit architecture.

(tā) another
(zhǐ zhīzhī) only
(shì) is
(wèi) seat
诗人(shī rén) poet

He is only a poet.

(tā) another
(suī) even though
(rán) however
年轻(nián qīng) young
但是(dàn shì) but
(wèi) seat
(hǎo hàohào) so
医生(yī shēng) doctor

Young as he is, he is a good doctor.

图尔库(tú ěr kù) Turku (city in Finland)
大学(dà xué) college
(yǒu) some
多少(duōshǎo) amount
(wèi) seat
教授(jiào shòu) Professor

How many professors are there in Turku University?

请在(qǐngzài)
这个(zhè gè) this one
(guì) cabinet
(wèi) seat
付款(fù kuǎn) to pay a sum of money

Please pay at this counter.

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