Common Meanings
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wéi维
To maintain or preserve a connection or relationship.
我们需要共同努力，维系这份友谊
We need to work together to maintain this friendship.
To maintain, preserve, or repair; also used in 'vitamin'.
多吃蔬菜水果可以补充身体所需的维生素。
Eating more fruits and vegetables can supplement the vitamins your body needs.
Guiding principles or foundational rules/framework; to maintain or uphold a structure or order.
社区的正常秩序需要大家共同来维护。
The normal order of the community needs everyone to work together to maintain it.
In mathematics and geometry, 'dimension' refers to a fundamental concept of space and extent. For instance, common space is three-dimensional, a plane is two-dimensional, and a line is one-dimensional.
这个模型展示了物体在三维空间中的运动轨迹。
This model demonstrates the trajectory of an object in three-dimensional space.
To think; to ponder; thought; way of thinking (as in '思维').
他的思维方式很独特。
His way of thinking is very unique.
Because of; for the sake of (often used in classical or literary contexts).
维此心愿，他远赴他乡。
For the sake of this aspiration, he journeyed far from home.
A classical Chinese particle, used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence for emphasis, often conveying a sense of 'only' or 'indeed', as seen in idioms like '维妙维肖' (vividly true to life).
他画的猫咪维妙维肖，仿佛下一秒就会跳出来。
The cat he painted is remarkably lifelike, as if it's about to jump out any second.