卫 wèi

guard, protect, defend

HSK 4 #669

DEFINITIONS

  • guard, protect, defend
  • surname Wei
  • vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
  • to guard
  • to protect
  • to defend
  • abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
  • health
  • abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

STROKES

WORDS

护卫舰 hù wèi jiàn corvette
人造卫星 rén zào wèi xīng artificial satellite
卫生局 wèi shēng jú health office; bureau of hygiene
中卫 zhōng wèi Zhongwei prefecture level city in Ningxia
安特卫普 ān tè wèi pǔ Antwerp (city in Belgium)
环卫 huán wèi public cleanliness; (urban) sanitation; environmental sanitation; abbr. for 環境衛生|环境卫生[huan2 jing4 wei4 sheng1]
通讯卫星 tōng xùn wèi xīng communications satellite
保家卫国 bǎo jiā wèi guó guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
世卫 shì wèi World Health Organization (WHO); abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]
卫生球 wèi shēng qiú mothball
卫视 wèi shì satellite TV (abbr. for 衛星電視|卫星电视[wei4 xing1 dian4 shi4])
卫道士 wèi dào shì traditionalist; moralist; champion (of a cause)
气象卫星 qì xiàng wèi xīng weather satellite
通信卫星 tōng xìn wèi xīng communications satellite
木卫二 mù wèi èr Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II
殿卫 diàn wèi fullback (sports)
红卫兵 hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
卫校 wèi xiào medical school; nursing school
卫生防疫 wèi shēng fáng yì epidemic-prevention
木卫 mù wèi moon of Jupiter
木卫三 mù wèi sān Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
木卫四 mù wèi sì Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV
卫城 wèi chéng citadel; defensive city; acropolis
卫星城 wèi xīng chéng "satellite" town; edge city; exurb
卫道 wèi dào to defend traditional values
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