为 wèi wéi

do, handle, govern, act; be

HSK 2 #18

DEFINITIONS

为 wèi
  • because of
  • for
  • to
  • variant of 為|为[wei4], because of
为 wéi
  • as (in the capacity of)
  • to take sth as
  • to act as
  • to serve as
  • to behave as
  • to become
  • to be
  • to do
  • by (in the passive voice)
  • variant of 為|为[wei2]
  • as (i.e. in the capacity of)

STROKES

为 stroke order diagram
为 stroke order animation

WORDS

因为 yīn wèi
HSK 2
because; owing to; on account of
为什么 wèi shén me
HSK 2
why?; for what reason?
认为 rèn wéi
HSK 3
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
为了 wèi le
HSK 3
in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
以为 yǐ wéi
HSK 4
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
成为 chéng wéi
HSK 4
to become; to turn into
作为 zuò wéi
HSK 5
one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
行为 xíng wéi
HSK 5
action; conduct; behavior; activity
无能为力 wú néng wéi lì
HSK 6
impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
为难 wéi nán
HSK 6
to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
迄今为止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ
HSK 6
so far; up to now; still (not)
人为 rén wéi
HSK 6
artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
为期 wéi qī
HSK 6
(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi
HSK 6
to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
为何 wèi hé why
为止 wéi zhǐ until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
称为 chēng wéi called; to call sth (by a name); to name
到此为止 dào cǐ wéi zhǐ to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
为此 wèi cǐ for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
所作所为 suǒ zuò suǒ wéi one's conduct and deeds
称之为 chēng zhī wéi to call it...; known as...
自以为是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
性行为 xìng xíng wéi sexual behavior
更为 gèng wéi even more
尽力而为 jìn lì ér wéi to try one's utmost; to strive
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