尤为

尤為

yóuwéi

adverb HSK 7 #25,993

Meanings

1 especially
2 particularly
3 all the more

Characters

especially; particularly

to be (literary)

Literally 'especially is' — used to single something out as particularly notable

Examples

这个问题尤为重要。

Zhège wèntí yóuwéi zhòngyào.

This issue is particularly important.

他在数学方面尤为突出。

Tā zài shùxué fāngmiàn yóuwéi tūchū.

He is especially outstanding in mathematics.

Tips

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尤为 is more formal and literary than 尤其 (yóuqí) or 特别 (tèbié). It's common in written Chinese, news, and academic contexts but less natural in casual speech.

Stroke Order

尤 yóu

为 wèi