唯
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only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)
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How 唯 is formed
How to remember it
solely · Heisig RSH #1763
口 mouth + turkey
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 唯
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 客观唯心主义 | objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy) | |
| 唯心主义 | philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness | |
| 唯物主义 | materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality | |
| 历史唯物主义 | historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) | |
| 唯恐天下不乱 | to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom) | |
| 辩证唯物主义 | dialectical materialism | |
| 唯一性 | uniqueness | |
| 唯利是图 | (idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else | |
| 任人唯亲 | (idiom) to practice nepotism or cronyism in making appointments | |
| 唯象理论 | phenomenology | |
| 唯心论 | philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness | |
| 唯意志论 | voluntarism; metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本華|叔本华[Shu1 ben3 hua2], that the… | |
| 唯物论 | (philosophy) materialism | |
| 唯理论 | (philosophy) rationalism | |
| 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 | Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, f… | |
| 唯命是从 | to follow obediently | |
| 唯一 | only; sole | |
| 任人唯贤 | to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability a… | |
| 唯有 | only | |
| 唯物 | materialistic |