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违

wéi

HSK 5 Character Traditional 違

What 违 means

1. to disobey
2. to violate
3. to separate
4. to go against

Example sentences

• 他没违法。
  He's not breaking the law.
• 这违反规则。
  That's against the rules.
• 我没有违法。
  I didn't break the law.
• 我不会再违法了。
  Wǒ bù huì zài wéifǎ le.
  I'll never violate a law again.
• 您有违法行为吗？
  Are you in trouble with the law?
• 携带武器是违法的。
  Xiédài wǔqì shì wéifǎ de.
  It's against the law to carry weapons.

Words starting with 违

• 违反wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
• 违背wéi bèito go against; to be contrary to; to violate
• 违法wéi fǎillegal; to break the law
• 违规wéi guīto violate the rules
• 违者wéi zhěviolator
• 违章wéi zhāngto break the rules; to violate regulations
• 违约wéi yuēto break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract)
• 违纪wéi jìlack of discipline; to break a rule; to violate discipline
• 违心wéi xīnfalse; untrue to one's convictions; against one's will
• 违约金wéi yuē jīnpenalty (fee)
• 违犯wéi fànto violate; to infringe
• 违抗wéi kàngto disobey
• 违宪wéi xiànunconstitutional
• 违禁wéi jìnto violate a prohibition or ban; prohibited; illicit
• 违令wéi lìngto disobey; to go against orders
• 违例wéi lìto break the rules
• 违别wéi biéto leave; to depart; to go against
• 违命wéi mìngdisobedient; to violate the Mandate of Heaven (天命
• 违和wéi héunwell; indisposed; out of sorts
• 违失wéi shīfault; mistake; shortcoming
• 违标wéi biāoto go against the stipulated criteria
• 违言wéi yánunreasonable words; wounding complaints
• 违禁品wéi jìn pǐnprohibited goods; contraband
• 违章者wéi zhāng zhěviolator; offender

Words containing 违

• 久违jiǔ wéi(haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met
• 有违yǒu wéito run counter to
• 事与愿违shì yǔ yuàn wéithings turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
• 相违xiāng wéito conflict with (an idea or opinion etc); to depart from…
• 不违农时bù wéi nóng shínot miss the farming season; do farm work in the right season
• 脚违例jiǎo wéi lìfoot fault (tennis etc)
• 信贷违约掉期xìn dài wéi yuē diào qīcredit default swap (finance)
• 阳奉阴违yáng fèng yīn wéioutward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service…
• 暌违kuí wéi(literary) to be separated (from a friend, one's homeland etc) for a period of time
• 戏剧化人格违常xì jù huà rén gé wéi chánghistrionic personality disorder (HPD)
• 类精神分裂型人格违常lèi jīng shén fēn liè xíng rén gé wéi chángschizoid personality disorder (SPD)
• 睽违kuí wéivariant of 暌违

Characters built on 韦

These share the phonetic component 韦 (wéi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 伟wěibig; large; great
• 纬wěilatitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
• 苇wěireed; rush; Phragmites communis
• 玮wěi(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 炜wěiglowing; bright; brilliant
• 闱wéidoor to women's room; gate to palace
• 韪wěicorrect; right

Characters that look like 违

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in
• 运yùnto move; to transport; to use
• 述shù(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
• 迪díto enlighten
• 迫pòto force; to compel; to approach or go towards
• 迭diéalternately; repeatedly

Sounds the same

Read wéi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 为as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 围to encircle; to surround; all around
• 维to preserve; to maintain; to hold together
• 唯only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义
• 惟-ism; only
• 韦soft leather
• 闱door to women's room; gate to palace
• 圩dike
• 囗enclosure
• 桅mast
• 帷curtain; screen
• 帏curtain; women's apartment; tent