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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)

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

Alternate Entries

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

Metadata

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