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tail

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wei3ba5 wěiba

Meaning


Primary

tail

Mnemonic


A 尾巴 tail is sort of like a long flexible piece of 巴 crust that sticks out of one's behind. But not literally, so we say that part of the word [5] quietly.

Usage


那 隻 貓 沒有 尾巴。

That cat has no tail.

飛機 尾巴

tail of a plane

一 條 大 魚 的 尾巴。

The tail of a large fish.