Hanzi
Traditional
衛
Simplified
卫

to guard/to protect/to defend/abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene/health/abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

wèi

Bopomofo

ㄨㄟˋ

Jyutping

wai6

Example sentences

保衛 / 保卫 bǎowèi
士兵們誓死保衛國家的安全。
士兵们誓死保卫国家的安全。

The soldiers swore to defend the country's safety to the death.

戰士 / 战士 zhànshì
那些戰士為了保衛國家而犧牲了。
那些战士为了保卫国家而牺牲了。

Those warriors sacrificed themselves to defend the country.

衛 / 卫 wèi
士兵整夜守衛城門。
士兵整夜守卫城门。

The soldiers guarded the city gate all night.

衛生 / 卫生 wèishēng
我們要注意個人衛生。
我们要注意个人卫生。

We must pay attention to personal hygiene.

維護 / 维护 wéihù
每個人都應該維護公共環境衛生。
每个人都应该维护公共环境卫生。

Everyone should maintain public environmental hygiene.

衛視 / 卫视 wèishì
這家衛視經常播送精彩的體育比賽。
这家卫视经常播送精彩的体育比赛。

This satellite TV station often broadcasts exciting sports matches.

前衛 / 前卫 qiánwèi
他的藝術風格非常前衛，一般人很難理解。
他的艺术风格非常前卫，一般人很难理解。

His artistic style is very avant-garde, so ordinary people find it hard to understand.

外形 wàixíng
這輛車的外形設計非常前衛。
这辆车的外形设计非常前卫。

The external design of this car is very avant-garde.

守衛 / 守卫 shǒuwèi
門口的守衛檢查了我的證件。
门口的守卫检查了我的证件。

The guard at the gate checked my ID.

基地 jīdì
這座軍事基地守衛森嚴。
这座军事基地守卫森严。

This military base is heavily guarded.

Example Vocabulary

保衛

bao3'wei4

to defend; to safeguard

衛

wei4

to guard or defend; a guard; Wei as a historical state or surname

衛生

wei4'sheng1

hygiene; sanitation

衛視

wei4'shi4

satellite TV; satellite TV station

中衛

zhong1'wei4

前衛

qian2'wei4

avant-garde; vanguard

大衛

守衛

shou3'wei4

guard; to guard

后衛

世衛

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