尤为 yóuwéi especially
How to remember 尤为: 尤 especially + 为 for = especially.
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How it is used
- 'Especially / particularly' - a written intensifier: 安全问题尤为重要 (ānquán wèntí yóuwéi zhòngyào) safety is especially important.
- Formal counterpart of spoken 特别 (tèbié); typically 尤为 + adjective (尤为突出, 尤为明显).
- Related 尤其 (yóuqí) can precede a noun/clause, whereas 尤为 attaches to an adjective.