卫 (wèi) means Protect (guard - defend). Below are 14 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
毛巾挂在 卫 生间里。
Máojīn guà zài wèishēngjiān lǐ.
The towel is hanging in the bathroom.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 毛巾
请问 卫 生间怎么走？
Qǐngwèn wèishēngjiān zěnme zǒu?
Excuse me, how do I get to the toilet?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 卫生间
卫 星将于下月发射。
Wèixīng jiāng yú xià yuè fāshè.
The satellite will be launched next month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 发射
卫 星已经进入预定轨道。
Wèixīng yǐjīng jìnrù yùdìng guǐdào.
The satellite has entered its planned orbit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 轨道
这颗 卫 星是去年发射的。
Zhè kē wèixīng shì qùnián fāshè de.
This satellite was launched last year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 卫星
月亮是地球的天然 卫 星。
Yuèliang shì dìqiú de tiānrán wèixīng.
The moon is the earth's natural satellite.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 卫星
保 卫 环境是每个人的责任。
Bǎowèi huánjìng shì měi ge rén de zérèn.
Safeguarding the environment is everyone's responsibility.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 保卫
这些战士常年守 卫 在边疆。
Zhèxiē zhànshì chángnián shǒuwèi zài biānjiāng.
These soldiers guard the frontier all year round.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 边疆
轮船靠 卫 星导航确定位置。
Lúnchuán kào wèixīng dǎoháng quèdìng wèizhì.
Ships determine their position by satellite navigation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 导航
他们用生命捍 卫 了这片土地。
Tāmen yòng shēngmìng hànwèi le zhè piàn tǔdì.
They defended this land with their lives.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 捍卫
战士们用生命保 卫 了这座城市。
Zhànshìmen yòng shēngmìng bǎowèi le zhè zuò chéngshì.
The soldiers defended this city with their lives.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 保卫
这个 卫 生间是专为残疾人设计的。
Zhège wèishēngjiān shì zhuān wèi cánji rén shèjì de.
This toilet is designed specifically for people with disabilities.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 残疾
每个人都有捍 卫 自己权利的自由。
Měi ge rén dōu yǒu hànwèi zìjǐ quánlì de zìyóu.
Everyone is free to defend his own rights.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 捍卫
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Words that contain 卫
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Questions about 卫
How is 卫 used in a sentence?
This page shows 14 sentences using 卫 (wèi, "Protect (guard - defend)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 卫 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 卫 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 卫?
The dictionary page for 卫 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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