为 wèi wéi

for; because of; to

HSK 2 #18

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 18th character
Radical ⼂ (3.3)
Strokes 4
Index # 165
TRADITIONAL 為

Definitions

为 wèi
  1. 1. for
  2. 2. because of
  3. 3. to
  4. 4. variant of 為wèi, because of
为 wéi
  1. 1. to do
  2. 2. to be
  3. 3. to act as
  4. 4. as (in the capacity of)
  5. 5. as (i.e. in the capacity of)
  6. 6. to serve as
  7. 7. to take sth as
  8. 8. to become
  9. 9. to behave as
  10. 10. by (in the passive voice)
  11. 11. variant of 為wéi

Stroke order

为 stroke order diagram
为 stroke order animation

Words containing 为

Word Meaning
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 think; to consider; to believe
为了 wèi le HSK 3
in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
以为 yǐ wéi HSK 4
to think; to mistakenly think
成为 chéng wéi HSK 4
to become; to turn into
作为 zuò wéi HSK 5
as (in the capacity of); to act as; to take sth to be
行为 xíng wéi HSK 5
behavior; conduct; action
无能为力 wú néng wéi lì HSK 6
powerless; helpless; impotent (idiom)
为难 wéi nán HSK 6
to make things difficult (for someone)
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
为期 wéi qī HSK 6
lasting (a certain time); (to be done) by (a certain date)
见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi HSK 6
see what is right and act bravely
为何 wèi hé
why
为止 wéi zhǐ
until
称为 chēng wéi
to call sth (by a name); called; 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; 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
known as...; to call it...
自以为是 zì yǐ wéi shì
to be opinionated; to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
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
Previous Next