Chinese word dictionary

抚慰

fǔ wèi · to console; to comfort; to soothe

Practice word

Word information

Simplified抚慰

Traditional撫慰

Pinyinfǔ wèi

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

抚fǔ

to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress

慰wèi

to calm, to comfort, to reassure

How to learn 抚慰

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

安慰ānwèi

to comfort; to console

安抚ānfǔ

to placate; to pacify; to appease

抚摸fǔmō

to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle

抚恤fǔxù

(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury

抚养fǔyǎng

to foster; to bring up; to raise

慰劳wèiláo

to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort