尾

wěi · wei/yǐ · yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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wěi 尾

  1. tail
  2. remainder
  3. remnant
  4. extremity
  5. sixth of the 28 constellations
  6. classifier for fish

yǐ 尾

  1. horse's tail
  2. pointed posterior section of a locust etc

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)故(gù)事(shi)仓(cāng)促(cù)地(de)结(jié)了(le)尾(wěi)。

The story ended all of a sudden.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Joseph · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)场(chǎng)比(bǐ)赛(sài),我(wǒ)从(cóng)头(tóu)看(kàn)到(dào)尾(wěi)。

I watched the game from beginning to end.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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