Chinese word dictionary

惟命是听

wéi mìng shì tīng · see 唯命是從|唯命是从[wei2 ming4 shi4 cong2]

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Word information

Simplified惟命是听

Traditional惟命是聽

Pinyinwéi mìng shì tīng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

惟wéi

but, however, nevertheless; only

命mìng

life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

是shì

to be; yes

听tīng

to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey

How to learn 惟命是听

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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好听hǎotīng

pleasant to hear

是shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]

听tīng

to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])

听见tīngjiàn

to hear

但是dànshì

but; however

还是háishi

still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or