幽微
yōu wēi
Pinyin

Definition

幽微
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yōu wēi
  1. faint
  2. subtle (of sound, scent etc)
  3. profound
  4. mysterious
  5. dim

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

微
Wēi
  1. 1 surname Wei
  2. 2 ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [Wéi]
卑微
bēi wēi
  1. 1 lowly
  2. 2 humble
幽魂
yōu hún
  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 spirit (of the dead)
幽默
yōu mò
  1. 1 (loanword) humor
  2. 2 humorous
微信
Wēi xìn
  1. 1 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Téng xùn])
微博
wēi bó
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
微博客
wēi bó kè
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
微笑
wēi xiào
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
  3. 3 to smile
微薄
wēi bó
  1. 1 scanty
  2. 2 meager
微风
wēi fēng
  1. 1 breeze
  2. 2 light wind
稍微
shāo wēi
  1. 1 a little bit
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
  1. 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
低微
dī wēi
  1. 1 meager (wages)
  2. 2 humble (social status)
  3. 3 feeble (voice)
入微
rù wēi
  1. 1 down to the smallest detail
  2. 2 thoroughgoing
  3. 3 fine and detailed
周幽王
Zhōu Yōu wáng
  1. 1 King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[Xī Zhōu]
寒微
hán wēi
  1. 1 of humble origin
幽
yōu
  1. 1 remote
  2. 2 hidden away
  3. 3 secluded
  4. 4 serene
  5. 5 peaceful
  6. 6 to imprison
  7. 7 in superstition indicates the underworld
  8. 8 ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
幽冥
yōu míng
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 hell
  3. 3 netherworld
  4. 4 hades
幽州
Yōu zhōu
  1. 1 Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning
  2. 2 Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing
幽幽
yōu yōu
  1. 1 faint
  2. 2 indistinct

Idioms (13)

人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
  1. 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
  1. 1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
  1. 1 a tiny bit
  2. 2 very little
  3. 3 next to nothing (idiom)
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
  1. 1 remote and insignificant (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
  1. 1 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
  1. 1 to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
  1. 1 lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
  1. 1 to nip in the bud (idiom)
体恤入微
tǐ xù rù wēi
  1. 1 to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration
  2. 2 meticulous care
体贴入微
tǐ tiē rù wēi
  1. 1 to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care

Sample Sentences