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尾巴
wěiba
1. tail
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

尾
wěi
tail; extremity, end; back, rear
HSK 5 7 丶
巴
bā
to desire, to wish for
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (8)

猪尾巴
zhūwěiba
pig's tail (meat)
留尾巴
liúwěiba
to leave loose ends
翘尾巴
qiàowěiba
to be cocky
夹尾巴
jiāwěiba
to have one's tail between one's legs
拖尾巴
tuōwěiba
to obstruct
夹起尾巴
jiāqǐwěiba
to tuck one's tail between one's legs
老鼠尾巴
lǎoshǔwěiba
lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature
狐狸尾巴
húliwěiba
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions

Alternate Entries

尾巴
yǐba
(coll.) tail (of an animal)
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,307 of 84,292