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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
wéi - only
- alone
- -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)
wěi - yes

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 2,029 1,086 691

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Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
唯一 5 5 426 - -
- 7 2,029 1,086 691
唯有 - - 13,848 - -
唯独 6 8 17,677 - -
唯恐 - - 29,835 - -
唯利是图 - - 30,058 - -
唯唯诺诺 - - 43,138 51,796 39,144
唯一性 - - 55,092 52,255 58,342
任人唯亲 - - 57,710 61,524 75,404
唯物主义 - - 59,165 20,330 41,515
唯心论 - - 77,065 47,562 98,398
任人唯贤 - - 94,383 72,647 80,238