Chinese

唯一

/weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
only; sole; unique
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese唯 “to be”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • soundChinese隹 “short-tailed bird”
  • characterChinese一 “one”

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