微 [－]

Jyutping mei4
Pinyin wēi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Wei
  2. ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
  3. Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
  4. tiny
  5. miniature
  6. slightly
  7. profound
  8. abtruse
  9. to decline
  10. one millionth part of
  11. micro-
  12. Taiwan pr. [wei2]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. small or tiny amount
  2. tiny/miniature/profound/abtruse/to decline/one millionth part of/micro-/Taiwan pr. [wéi]/trivial/insignificant/slightly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴
    加​喺​量度​單位​之前​，​表示​一百​萬分​之一
    (of units) one-millionth; micro-
    • 微秒
      微秒
      mei4 miu5
      microsecond (μs)
    • 微克
      微克
      mei4 haak1
      microgram (μg/mcg)
  2. 形容詞
    程度​好​小​，​輕微
    tiny; mini; small
    • 微雨
      微雨
      mei4 jyu5
      slight drizzle
    • 微風
      微风
      mei4 fung1
      breeze
    • 微笑
      微笑
      mei4 siu3
      smile
    • 佢入到決賽嘅機會好微。
      佢入到决赛嘅机会好微。
      keoi5 jap6 dou2 kyut3 coi3 ge3 gei1 wui6 hou2 mei4
      The chances of him getting into the finals is very small.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 微 (MC mʉi)
  2. character, obsolete
    ^† to not have
  3. character
    tiny; small; trifling
  4. character
    slightly; gently
  5. character
    slight; gentle
  6. character
    humble; low-ranking
  7. character
    (telegraphy) the fifth day of a month
  8. character
    to decline; to deteriorate
  9. character
    micro- (SI unit prefix)
  10. character, Min-Nan, usually
    to close slightly
  11. character, Min-Nan
    a little
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. small, prefix micro-, trifling
  2. Cangjie Input
    HOUUK
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 小
  2. 少
  3. 微薄
  4. 渺茫
  5. 渺小
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级汉字表 #223
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    但是他不常微笑。
    但是他不常微笑。
    dàn shì tā bù cháng wēi xiào 。
    • But he did not often smile.
  2. Mandarin
    幸运向我们露出了微笑。
    幸運向我們露出了微笑。
    xìng yùn xiàng wǒ men lù chū le wēi xiào 。
    • Luck smiled on us then.
  3. Mandarin
    她用微弱的声音说着。
    她用微弱的聲音説着。
    tā yòng wēi ruò de shēng yīn shuō zhe 。
    • She spoke in a weak voice.
  4. Mandarin
    她对我微笑。
    她對我微笑。
    tā duì wǒ wēi xiào 。
    • She smiled at me.
  5. Mandarin
    因为一个人所知道的事情，是微不足道的。
    因為一個人所知道的事情，是微不足道的。
    yīn wèi yī gè rén suǒ zhī dào de shì qing ， shì wēi bù zú dào de 。
    • Because only one person knows this, it isn't very important.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    喺炉上㷫好过喺微波炉叮。
    喺爐上㷫好過喺微波爐叮。
    hai2 lou4 soeng5 hing3 hou3 gwo3 hai2 mei4 bo1 lou4 ding1 。
    • It's better to warm it up on the stove than to microwave it.
  2. Cantonese
    Tom同Mary微笑紧。
    Tom同Mary微笑緊。
    Ｔ o m tung4 M a r y mei4 siu3 gan2 。
    • Tom and Mary were smiling.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    微波炉
    微波爐
    mei4 bo1 lou4
    • microwave oven
    • a microwave oven
  2. Cantonese
    我屋企有一个微波炉。
    我屋企有一個微波爐。
    ngo5 uk1 kei2 jau5 jat1 go3 mei4 bo1 lou4.
    • There is a microwave oven in my home.
  3. Cantonese
    将条鱼放入微波炉叮五分钟。
    將條魚放入微波爐叮五分鐘。
    zoeng1 tiu4 jyu2 fong3 jap6 mei4 bo1 lou4 ding1 ng5 fan1 zung1.
    • Put the fish in the microwave and cook it for 5 minutes.
  4. Cantonese
    佢出身卑微。
    佢出身卑微。
    keoi5 ceot1 san1 bei1 mei4.
    • He was born into poverty.
  5. Cantonese
    微秒
    微秒
    mei4 miu5
    • microsecond (μs)
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢微微郁咗只手。
    佢微微郁咗隻手。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    只是微小的光 照不亮一米的地方
    只是微小的光 照不亮一米的地方
    • [I] am just a tiny light; [I] cannot brighten up an area within a metre.
  2. Mandarin
    她借着微弱的烛光读书。
    她藉着微弱的燭光讀書。
    tā jiè zhe wēi ruò de zhú guāng dú shū ．
    • She was reading by the faint light of the candle.
  3. Mandarin
    加你微信
    加你微信
    jiā nǐ wēi xìn
    • to add your WeChat
  4. Mandarin
    冥冥子规叫，微径不敢取。
    冥冥子規叫，微徑不敢取。
    míng míng zǐ guī jiào ， wēi jìng bù gǎn qǔ ．
    • Dark in the distance the cuckoo crows Go Go,
      The narrow path to the temple I dare not seek.
  5. Mandarin
    啊！微风吹动了我的头发，教我如何不想她？
    啊！微風吹動了我的頭髮，教我如何不想她？
    a ！ wēi fēng chuī dòng le wǒ de tóu fà ， jiào wǒ rú hé bù xiǎng tā ？
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