wèi
adjective #23,207

Meanings

  1. 1 luxuriant
  2. 2 lush
  3. 3 resplendent
  4. 4 impressive

Examples

Tiānkōng wèilán, lìng rén xīnkuàng shényí.
The sky was azure blue, making one feel refreshed and happy.
Zhè piàn sēnlín cǎomù wèirán, shēngjī bóbó.
The vegetation in this forest is lush and full of vitality.

Tips

usage
most commonly appears in the compound 蔚蓝 (azure blue) and in the literary phrase (to become a common practice/trend). As a standalone adjective it is classical in register.
memory
Think of as describing something so thick and lush (like deep grass ) that it becomes visually striking — the way a brilliant blue sky stands out.

In Pop Culture

Wèi
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League of Legends champion, the Piltover Enforcer. A punch-first-ask-questions-later brawler wielding hextech gauntlets; also a main character in Netflix's Arcane.

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