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喂 wèi

hello (on the phone); hey

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 1
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口畏 ⿰口畏

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Example sentences with 喂

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  1. 电话响了，他说“喂”。
    Diànhuà xiǎng le, tā shuō “wèi”.
    The phone rang, and he said "hello".
    phone rang (particle), he said "hello"
  2. 喂，请问你是谁？
    Wèi, qǐngwèn nǐ shì shéi?
    Hello, who is this please?
    hello, please-ask you are who (question)
  3. 喂，请等一下，我去叫他。
    Wèi, qǐng děng yíxià, wǒ qù jiào tā.
    Hello, please wait a moment, I'll go call him.
    hello, please wait a-bit, i go call him
  4. 喂，我现在不方便说话。
    Wèi, wǒ xiànzài bù fāngbiàn shuōhuà.
    Hello, it's not convenient for me to talk right now.
    hello, i now not convenient talk
  5. 晚上八点，他打电话说“喂，在吗？”
    Wǎnshang bā diǎn, tā dǎ diànhuà shuō “wèi, zài ma?”
    At eight in the evening, he called and said "Hello, are you there?"
    evening eight o'clock, he make phone-call say "hello, there (question)"

Words with 喂 (1)