(wéi yī) - the only one, unique, sole in Mandarin
wéiyīTraditional: 唯一
HSK 5
#387 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
the only one, unique, sole
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning the only or unique. 唯 (wéi) 'only' is a phono-semantic compound with the 口 'mouth' radical and 隹 (zhuī, a short-tailed bird) as phonetic, and 一 (yī) is 'one'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 唯 (wéi, 'only'; 口 mouth radical + 隹 phonetic) + 一 (yī, 'one')
Stroke order
唯
一
Examples
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This is the only way.
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He is the only person who knows the truth.
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You are my only hope.
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This is my only chance.
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She is the only person who knows the answer.
唯一 (wéi yī) - the only one, unique, sole.
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