Chinese–EnglishWith examples

唯

wéi · wei/wěi · wei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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only
alone
-ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義 / 主义 (zhǔ yì) or 論 / 论 (lùn), e.g. 唯理論 / 唯理论 (wéi lǐ lùn), rationalism)

2 examples

人(rén)皆(jiē)有(yǒu)错(cuò)，唯(wéi)圣(shèng)者(zhě)能(néng)恕(shù)。

To err is human, to forgive divine.

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大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)累(lèi)了(le)，唯(wéi)有(yǒu)他(tā)还(hái)在(zài)继(jì)续(xù)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

Everyone was tired; only he kept working.

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