wěi
编委
entrust; committee; shirk
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Meanings
5 senses · 7 examplesverb
to entrust; to appoint
Gōng公
sī司
wěi委
rèn任
tā他
wéi为
xiàng项
mù目
jīng经
lǐ理
。
The company appointed him as project manager.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
jiù就
wěi委
gěi给
nǐ你
qù去
bàn办
ba吧
。
I'll entrust this matter to you to handle.
verb
to give up; to discard
formalOften used in classical or formal contexts.
wěi委
qì弃
chéng城
yì邑
to abandon cities and towns
verb
to accumulate; to gather
literaryUsed in classical contexts.
wěi委
jī积
rú如
shān山
piled up like a mountain
adjective
listless; dispirited; wilted
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
wěi委
mǐ靡
。
He looks very listless lately.
Huā花
duǒ朵
yīn因
wèi为
quē缺
shuǐ水
ér而
wěi委
xiè谢
le了
。
The flowers wilted due to lack of water.
verb
to shift blame; to shirk responsibility
Often used in the phrase 委过于人.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
wěi委
zuì罪
yú于
rén人
。
He likes to shift the blame onto others.