wěi

tail, extremity; end, stern

HSK 5 #1282

DEFINITIONS

尾 wěi
  • tail
  • remainder
  • remnant
  • extremity
  • sixth of the 28 constellations
  • classifier for fish
尾 yǐ
  • horse's tail
  • pointed posterior section of a locust etc

STROKES

WORDS

北長山雀 běi cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
太阳鸟 chā wěi tài yáng niǎo (bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
太陽鳥 chā wěi tài yáng niǎo (bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
鸥 chā wěi ōu (bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
鷗 chā wěi ōu (bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
古铜色卷 gǔ tóng sè juǎn wěi (bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
古銅色卷 gǔ tóng sè juǎn wěi (bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
吊车 diào chē wěi (coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc); to rank at the bottom of the list; to finish last
吊車 diào chē wěi (coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc); to rank at the bottom of the list; to finish last
吴头楚 wú tóu chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
吳頭楚 wú tóu chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
垂直翼 chuí zhí wěi yì (aviation) tailfin; vertical stabilizer
树鹊 tǎ wěi shù què (bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)
樹鵲 tǎ wěi shù què (bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)
大盘 dà pán wěi (bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
大盤 dà pán wěi (bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
巴 jiā wěi ba to have one's tail between one's legs
巴 jiā wěi ba to have one's tail between one's legs
夹起巴 jiā qǐ wěi ba to tuck one's tail between one's legs; fig. to back down; in a humiliating situation
夾起巴 jiā qǐ wěi ba to tuck one's tail between one's legs; fig. to back down; in a humiliating situation
zì wěi suffix
宁做鸡头,不做凤 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom); fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
寧做雞頭,不做鳳 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom); fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
宁为鸡头,不为凤 nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi see 寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头,不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]
寧為雞頭,不為鳳 nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi see 寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头,不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]