wéi

违

Character · VerbTraditional違

violate; leave; depart

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

violate; disobey; fail to follow

neutral

Used for breaking rules, laws, promises, or agreements, often with negative connotations.

Tā他
wéi违
bèi背
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
chéng承
nuò诺
 。

He broke his own promise.

Wéi违
fǎn反
jiāo交
tōng通
guī规
zé则
huì会
bèi被
fá罚
kuǎn款
 。

Violating traffic rules will result in fines.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng行
wéi为
wéi违
fǎn反
le了
gōng公
sī司
guī规
dìng定
 。

This behavior violates company regulations.

Tā他
qiān签
le了
hé合
yuē约
què却
wéi违
yuē约
le了
 。

He signed the contract but then broke it.

Yáng阳
fèng奉
yīn阴
wéi违
shì是
bù不
chéng诚
xìn信
de的
biǎo表
xiàn现
 。

Pretending to comply while disobeying secretly is a sign of dishonesty.

2.

verb

part from; leave; depart

formal

Literary and formal, often used in fixed phrases or written contexts.

Kuí暌
wéi违
duō多
nián年
hòu后
 ,
tā他
men们
zhōng终
yú于
chóng重
féng逢
le了
 。

After being apart for many years, they finally reunited.

Jiǔ久
wéi违
gù故
tǔ土
 ,
tā他
shí十
fēn分
xiǎng想
niàn念
jiā家
xiāng乡
 。

Having been away from his hometown for a long time, he misses it deeply.

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Yǔ与
qīn亲
yǒu友
wéi违
bié别
ràng让
tā他
shí十
fēn分
nán难
guò过
 。

Parting from his relatives and friends made him very sad.

Lín临
xíng行
qián前
 ,
tā他
yǔ与
jiā家
rén人
zuò作
le了
duǎn短
zàn暂
de的
wéi违
lí离
 。

Before leaving, he briefly parted with his family.

Cǐ此
shī诗
shū抒
fā发
le了
shī诗
rén人
jiǔ久
wéi违
tā他
xiāng乡
de的
sī思
xiāng乡
zhī之
qíng情
 。

This poem expresses the poet's homesickness after being away from home for a long time.