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wèi

位wèiwèi
polite person classifier
FromLesson 18inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of wèi

我wǒ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　这zhè　位wèi　阿姨āyí，　现xiàn在zài　也yě　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电diàn话huà　聊天liáotiān。wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi āyí, xiànzài yě chángcháng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà liáotiān.
I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.
那nà　位wèi　老师lǎoshī　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　不bù　大dà，　在zài　吵chǎo　的de　教室jiàoshì　里lǐ　不bù　太tài　好hǎo　听清楚tīngqīngchu。nà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bù dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bù tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.
我们wǒmen　的de　邻居línjū　住zhù　在zài　我wǒ　家jiā　对面duìmiàn，　是shì　一yí　位wèi　很hěn　热情rèqíng　的de　阿姨āyí。wǒmen de línjū zhù zài wǒ jiā duìmiàn, shì yí wèi hěn rèqíng de āyí.
Our neighbor lives across from my home; she is a very warm auntie.
我Wǒ　觉得juéde　这zhè　位wèi　校长xiàozhǎng　很hěn　关心guānxīn　学生xuéshēng　的de　生活shēnghuó　和hé　健康jiànkāng。Wǒ juéde zhè wèi xiàozhǎng hěn guānxīn xuéshēng de shēnghuó hé jiànkāng.
I think this principal cares a lot about the students’ lives and health.
那Nà　位wèi　作家zuòjiā　说shuō，　他tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　在zài　国　内guónèi　大学dàxué　学习xuéxí，　后来hòulái　出国chūguó　留学liúxué，　感觉gǎnjué　自己zìjǐ　又yòu　像xiàng　学生xuéshēng　一样yíyàng。Nà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.
那Nà　位wèi　小说家xiǎoshuōjiā　说shuō，　生活shēnghuó　中zhōng　的de　每měi　件jiàn　事情shìqing　都dōu　可以kěyǐ　变成biànchéng　各种gèzhǒng　故事gùshi。Nà wèi xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn shìqing dōu kěyǐ biànchéng gèzhǒng gùshi.
That novelist says every thing in life can become all kinds of stories.

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