Chinese Character Dictionary

维持

wéi chí

to keep

维持原判

wéi chí yuán pàn

to affirm the original sentence (law)

维持生活

wéi chí shēng huó

to subsist

维持费

wéi chí fèi

maintenance costs

维扬

Wéi yáng

Weiyang district of Yangzhou city 揚州市|扬州市[Yáng zhōu shì], Jiangsu

维扬区

Wéi yáng qū

Weiyang district of Yangzhou city 揚州市|扬州市[Yáng zhōu shì], Jiangsu

维数

wéi shù

(math.) dimension

维新

wéi xīn

(political) reform

维新派

wéi xīn pài

the reformist faction

维新变法

Wéi xīn Biàn fă

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

维族

Wéi zú

abbr. for 維吾爾族|维吾尔族, Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang

维权

wéi quán

to defend (legal) rights

维权人士

wéi quán rén shì

civil rights activist

维港

Wéi Găng

Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong

维尔容

Wéi ĕr róng

(Johannes Lodewikus) Viljoen (South African ambassador to Taiwan)

维尔斯特拉斯

Wéi ĕr sī tè lā sī

Karl Weierstrass (181-1897), German mathematician

维尔纽斯

Wéi ĕr niŭ sī

Vilnius, capital of Lithuania

维特

Wéi tè

Werther

维特根斯坦

Wéi tè gēn sī tăn

Wittgenstein (name)

维珍

wéi zhēn

Virgin (company)

维生

wéi shēng

abbr. for 維持生活|维持生活[wéi chí shēng huó]

维生素

wéi shēng sù

vitamin

维管

wéi guăn

vascular

维管束

wéi guăn shù

vascular bundle (botany)

维管束植物

wéi guăn shù zhí wù

vascular plants

维管柱

wéi guăn zhù

vascular column

维纳斯

Wéi nà sī

Venus (mythology, Roman goddess of love)

维纶

wéi lún

(loanword) vinylon, synthetic fiber made from polyvinyl alcohol

维系

wéi xì

to maintain

维罗纳

Wéi luó nà

Verona

维萨

Wéi sà

Visa (credit card)

维西傈僳族自治县

Wéi xī Lì sù zú zì zhì xiàn

Weixi Lisu autonomous county in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, northwest Yunnan

维西县

Wéi xī xiàn

Weixi Lisu autonomous county in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan

维护

wéi hù

to defend

维护和平

wéi hù hé píng

to uphold peace

维达

Wéi dá

Vidar (Norse deity)

綮

qĭ

embroidered banner

綯

táo

bind

绾

wăn

bind up

纲

gāng

head rope of a fishing net

纲举目张

gāng jŭ mù zhāng

if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)

纲要

gāng yào

outline

纲领

gāng lĭng

program

网

wăng

net

网上

wăng shàng

on-line

网上广播

wăng shàng guăng bō

online broadcast

网卡

wăng kă

network card

网友

wăng yŏu

online friend

网吧

wăng bā

Internet café

网咖

wăng kā

Internet café (Tw)

网址

wăng zhĭ

website

网孔

wăng kŏng

mesh

网师园

wăng shī yuán

The Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

网店

wăng diàn

online shop

网恋

wăng liàn

online love affair

网易

Wăng yì

NetEase

网景

Wăng jĭng

Netscape

网杓

wăng sháo

skimmer (kitchen utensil)

网架

wăng jià

rack

网格

wăng gé

grid