| 畏 | wèi | to fear |
| 畏惧 | wèi jù | to fear; to dread; foreboding |
| 大无畏 | dà wú wèi | utterly fearless |
| 畏缩 | wèi suō | to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil |
| 敬畏 | jìng wèi | to revere |
| 不畏 | bù wèi | unafraid; to defy |
| 不畏强暴 | bù wèi qiáng bào | not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence |
| 不畏强权 | bù wèi qiáng quán | not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence |
| 后生可畏 | hòu shēng kě wèi | will be redoubtable in later life (idiom); a young person's abilities must be respected, though inexperienced; the younger generations will surpass us in time |
| 敌敌畏 | dí dí wèi | dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide; also called dimethyl dichloro-vinyl phosphate DDVP |
| 望而生畏 | wàng ér shēng wèi | intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring; terrifying; overwhelming |
| 生畏 | shēng wèi | to feel intimidated |
| 畏畏缩缩 | wèi wèi suō suō | cowering; cringing |
| 畏缩不前 | wèi suō bù qián | to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance |
| 畏罪 | wèi zuì | to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime |
| 畏罪自杀 | wèi zuì zì shā | to commit suicide to escape punishment |
| 畏首畏尾 | wèi shǒu wèi wěi | afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing |
| 视为畏途 | shì wéi wèi tú | to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth |
