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事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
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the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort;
With effort, one can achieve anything.
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化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
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to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one;
divide and conquer
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敢作敢为
gǎn zuò gǎn wéi
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to stop at nothing (idiom);
to dare to do anything
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有为
yǒu wéi
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promising;
to show promise
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特为
tè wèi
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for a specific purpose;
specially
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各自为政
gè zì wéi zhèng
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to do things each in one's own way
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步步为营
bù bù wéi yíng
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to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step;
to consolidate at every step
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民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
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Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.;
Food first, ethical niceties second
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为准
wéi zhǔn
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to serve as the norm;
...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)
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为虎作伥
wèi hǔ zuò chāng
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to act as accomplice to the tiger;
to help a villain do evil (idiom)
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以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
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to learn from history (idiom)
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敢为人先
gǎn wéi rén xiān
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to dare to be first;
to pioneer (idiom)
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为富不仁
wéi fù bù rén
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the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
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画地为牢
huà dì wéi láo
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lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom);
fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
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逼良为娼
bī liáng wéi chāng
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to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom);
to debauch
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一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
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once is more than enough (idiom)
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一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
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one divides into two;
to be two-sided;
there are two sides to everything;
to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
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一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī ， zhōng shēn wéi fù
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lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
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一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
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(idiom) it's a deal;
that's settled then
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一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
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each word carries weight;
a promise must be kept (idiom)
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三十六计，走为上策
sān shí liù jì ， zǒu wéi shàng cè
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Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.;
see also 三十六計|三十六计[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]
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三十六计，走为上计
sān shí liù jì ， zǒu wéi shàng jì
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see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
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不以为意
bù yǐ wéi yì
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not to mind;
unconcerned
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不作为
bù zuò wéi
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nonfeasance;
omission (law)
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不孝有三，无后为大
bù xiào yǒu sān ， wú hòu wéi dà
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There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3])
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