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喂
wéi
interjection
HSK 4
#315
Meanings
1
hello (on the phone)
2
hey
Characters
喂
wèi
hello (on phone); feed
Examples
拼音
EN
喂
,
你好
,
请问
你
找
谁
?
Wéi, nǐ hǎo, qǐng wèn nǐ zhǎo shéi?
Hello, who are you looking for?
喂
!
你
听
得到
吗
?
Wéi! Nǐ tīng de dào ma?
Hello! Can you hear me?
喂
,
别
走
!
Wèi, bié zǒu!
Hey, don't go!
Tips
usage
When answering the phone,
喂
is pronounced wéi (2nd tone). When calling out to someone like 'hey!', it's often wèi (4th tone).
culture
Chinese phone etiquette: answer with
喂
(wéi), then
你好
(nǐ hǎo). It's considered rude to just say
喂
repeatedly.
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喂
wéi
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号码
hàomǎ
HSK 4
#970
number (phone, ID, etc.)
刷
shuā
HSK 4
#3,768
to brush; to scrub / to paint; to apply / to swipe (a card); to scroll (on phone)
喂养
wèiyǎng
HSK 7
#13,083
to feed / to raise (young children or animals) / to nurture
通话
tōnghuà
HSK 6
#2,488
phone call; to make a phone call / to communicate by phone
无法
wúfǎ
HSK 4
#417
unable to / incapable of / cannot
无
wú
HSK 4
#502
without / -less / not to have / no
之后
zhīhòu
HSK 4
#322
after / afterwards / later
呀
ya
HSK 4
#332
ah!; oh! (exclamation of surprise) / (sentence-final particle, variant of 啊)
宝贝
bǎobèi
HSK 4
#296
baby / darling / treasure / precious thing
女士
nǚshì
HSK 4
#337
Ms.; lady; madam / woman (respectful)
喂
wéi
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