Definition
遗 has two readings. The common reading is yí (HSK 5), meaning 'to lose', 'to leave behind', or 'to omit'. This entry covers the rarer reading wèi (4th tone), used in classical or formal Chinese to mean 'to give (as a gift)' or 'to bestow'. It is a bound form (b.f.) that typically appears as a single-character verb in literary texts or as part of compounds like 遗赠 (wèi zèng, 'to bequeath').
b.f.
to give (as a gift)to bestow (in classical or formal contexts)
Examples
- 遗。Tā zèngwèi wǒ jīnzi.He gave me gold.
- 遗。Fùqin zèngwèi wǒ yī bǎ bǎodāo.My father bestowed a precious sword upon me.
- 遗，。Tā yǐ lǐwù zèngwèi tārén, qíngyì shēnhòu.He gave gifts to others with deep sincerity.
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