Writing
喂 (wèi, wéi) — how to say "hello" in Chinese
喂
Hello; hey; to feed
interjection · verb
1. hello; heyHSK 3.0 · level 1
interjection
2. to feedHSK 3.0 · level 5
verb
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
Collocations
喂狗
wèi gǒu
feed the dog
喂孩子
wèi háizi
feed the child
喂猫
wèi māo
feed the cat
Examples
喂，你好吗？我是小明。
Hello, how are you? I am Xiaoming.
我每天早上喂狗，然后带它出去散步。
Every morning I feed the dog, then take it out for a walk.
Mnemonic
[wèi, wéi-] Waylon is on his intergalactic mission when his communicator lights up with an incoming call. He notices the 口 mouth symbol on his screen and exclaims, "喂, who's trying to reach me across the galaxies?" With a chuckle, he answers, anticipating a cosmic adventure! 📞
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "hello" in Chinese?
"hello" in Chinese is 喂 (wèi, wéi).
喂 meaning in English
喂 (wèi, wéi) means "Hello; hey; to feed".
Hello in Chinese pronunciation
It is pronounced wèi, wéi (written as wei, wei, wei,wei). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "hello" in Chinese characters?
It is written 喂 and has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 喂?
喂 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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