wéi

disobey, violate, defy; be apart from

HSK 5 #1184

DEFINITIONS

  • disobey, violate, defy
  • be apart from
  • to disobey
  • to violate
  • to separate
  • to go against

STROKES

WORDS

kuí wéi to be separated (from a friend, one's homeland etc) for a period of time; after a hiatus of (x years)
例 jiǎo wéi lì foot fault (tennis etc)
信背约 wéi xìn bèi yuē in violation of contract and good faith
傲 wéi ào to disobey
别 wéi bié to leave; to depart; to go against
利赴名 wéi lì fù míng to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom); to abandon greed for reputation; to choose fame over fortune
反宪法 wéi fǎn xiàn fǎ to violate the constitution
命 wéi mìng disobedient; to violate the Mandate of Heaven (天命[Tian1 Ming4])
和 wéi hé unwell; indisposed; out of sorts; euphemism or honorific for ill
天害理 wéi tiān hài lǐ lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character
天逆理 wéi tiān nì lǐ lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character
失 wéi shī fault; mistake; shortcoming; error; misconduct
建 wéi jiàn abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction
强凌弱 wéi qiáng líng ruò to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully; also written 違強陵弱|违强陵弱
强陵弱 wéi qiáng líng ruò to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully
心之言 wéi xīn zhī yán false assertion; speech against one's own convictions
忤 wéi wǔ to disobey
恩负义 wéi ēn fù yì to disobey one's benefactor; to violate debts of gratitude; to repay good with evil
悖 wéi bèi to transgress; to violate (the rules); same as 違背|违背
戾 wéi lì to violate; to go against
拗 wéi ào to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
时绝俗 wéi shí jué sú to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions
标 wéi biāo to go against the stipulated criteria
碍 wéi ài taboo; prohibition
禁药品 wéi jìn yào pǐn illegal medicines