唯
wéi
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 zhǔ yì or 论 lùn, e.g. 唯理论 wéi lǐ lùn, rationalism)
Other reading: wěi
yes
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唯一 wéi yī only唯独 wéi dú only毒唯 dú wéi fan of one particular member of a pop idol band who denigrates and defames the other members唯读 wéi dú read-only唯二 wéi èr one of the only two唯饭 wéi fàn fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band唯粉 wéi fěn fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band唯恐 wéi kǒng for fear that唯美 wéi měi aesthetics唯物 wéi wù materialistic唯象 wéi xiàng phenomenological唯有 wéi yǒu only唯识宗 Wéi shí zōng Yogachara school of Buddhism唯理论 wéi lǐ lùn rationalism唯物论 wéi wù lùn materialism唯心论 wéi xīn lùn philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness唯一性 wéi yī xìng uniqueness任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn to practice nepotism or cronyism in making appointments任人唯贤 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits若且唯若 ruò qiě wéi ruò if and only if唯利是图 wéi lì shì tú to be bent solely on profit唯命是从 wéi mìng shì cóng to follow obediently唯唯诺诺 wéi wéi nuò nuò to be a yes-man