唯唯 – Chinese, Mandarin verb conjugation

Chinese, Mandarin verb forms of 唯唯

Verb

Simplified唯唯
Traditional唯唯
Pinyinwéiwéi; wěiwěi; wéiwěi

Chinese Characters

Verb唯唯
Continuous aspect唯唯 着
Completive aspect唯唯 了
Past aspect唯唯 过

Transliteration/Transcription

Pinyin

Pinyin

Verbwéiwéi; wěiwěi; wéiwěi
Continuous aspectwéiwéi zhe; wěiwěi zhe; wéiwěi zhe
Completive aspectwéiwéi le; wěiwěi le; wéiwěi le
Past aspectwéiwéi guò; wěiwěi guò; wéiwěi guò

Translations

Sample Sentences

  • 齊王曰：“雖然，略以子之所聞見而言之。”僕對曰：“唯唯。臣聞楚有七澤，嘗見其一，未覩其餘也。臣之所見，蓋特其小小者耳，名曰雲夢。” (The King of Ch’i said: “Even if it is so, please tell me roughly what you have heard and seen.” I, your slave answered: “Yes, yes. Your servant has heard that Ch’u has seven marshes of which I once saw one. I have not yet had a look at the others. What your servant has seen seems just to have been the smallest one, the name of which is Yün-meng." (Hans van Ess, transl.)) [ c. 150 BCE, 司馬相如,《子虛賦》(Rhapsody of Master Emptiness)]
  • 齐王曰：“虽然，略以子之所闻见而言之。”仆对曰：“唯唯。臣闻楚有七泽，尝见其一，未睹其余也。臣之所见，盖特其小小者耳，名曰云梦。” (The King of Ch’i said: “Even if it is so, please tell me roughly what you have heard and seen.” I, your slave answered: “Yes, yes. Your servant has heard that Ch’u has seven marshes of which I once saw one. I have not yet had a look at the others. What your servant has seen seems just to have been the smallest one, the name of which is Yün-meng." (Hans van Ess, transl.)) [ c. 150 BCE, 司馬相如,《子虛賦》(Rhapsody of Master Emptiness)]
  • 光曰：“昌邑王行昏亂，恐危社稷，如何？”羣臣皆驚鄂失色，莫敢發言，但唯唯而已。 (Huo Guang announced, "The King of Changyi behaves in a benighted and disorderly fashion and I fear for the safety of the altars of the soil and grain! What do you think?" The various officials all turned pale in astonishment. No one ventured to speak out, but all merely mumbled their agreement. (Translated by Burton Watson)) [ The Book of Han, circa 1ˢᵗ century CE]
  • 光曰：“昌邑王行昏乱，恐危社稷，如何？”群臣皆惊鄂失色，莫敢发言，但唯唯而已。 (Huo Guang announced, "The King of Changyi behaves in a benighted and disorderly fashion and I fear for the safety of the altars of the soil and grain! What do you think?" The various officials all turned pale in astonishment. No one ventured to speak out, but all merely mumbled their agreement. (Translated by Burton Watson)) [ The Book of Han, circa 1ˢᵗ century CE]

Etymology