wěi
唯
interjection for agreement
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesinterjection
yes; I agree; very well
literary, archaicThis is an archaic literary usage, rarely used in modern spoken Chinese.
Zǐ子
yuē曰
：
Cān参
hū乎
！
Wú吾
dào道
yī一
yǐ以
guàn贯
zhī之
。
Zēng曾
zǐ子
yuē曰
：
Wěi唯
。
Confucius said: 'Zeng Shen! My doctrine runs through everything with one principle.' Zengzi replied: 'Yes.'
Shī师
yuē曰
：
Nuò诺
。
Dì弟
zǐ子
wéi唯
wéi唯
。
The teacher said: 'Very well.' The disciples nodded in agreement.
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Shàng上
wèn问
qí其
gù故
，
zuǒ左
yòu右
wěi唯
yuē曰
：
Cǐ此
nǎi乃
zǔ祖
zhì制
。
The emperor asked the reason, and his attendants only said: 'This is the ancestral system.'
Zhǔ主
gōng公
lìng令
xià下
，
zhòng众
jiàng将
wéi唯
ér而
tuì退
。
After the lord gave the order, the generals agreed and withdrew.
Wén闻
mìng命
，
wéi唯
wéi唯
ér而
yìng应
。
Upon hearing the order, he agreed and responded politely.