为 wèi wéi

do, handle, govern, act; be

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

WORDS

极为庞大 jí wéi páng dà monumental
比为 bǐ wéi to liken to; to compare to
毛泽东・鲜为人知的故事 máo zé dōng ・ xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
海盗行为 hǎi dào xíng wéi piracy
为人民服务 wèi rén mín fú wù Serve the People!, CCP political slogan
为仁不富 wéi rén bù fù the rich man cannot be benevolent (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).
为例 wéi lì used in the construction 以...為例|以...为例, "to take ... as an example"
为啥 wèi shá dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]
为善最乐 wéi shàn zuì lè doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
为富不仁，为仁不富 wéi fù bù rén ， wéi rén bù fù the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (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).
为己任 wéi jǐ rèn to make it one's business; to take upon oneself to
为德不卒 wéi dé bù zú to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
为德不终 wéi dé bù zhōng to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
为时不晚 wéi shí bù wǎn it is not too late (idiom)
为时未晚 wéi shí wèi wǎn it is not too late (idiom)
为毛 wèi máo (Internet slang) why?
为的是 wèi de shì for the sake of; for the purpose of
无以为报 wú yǐ wéi bào unable to return the favor
无以为生 wú yǐ wéi shēng no way to get by
无为 wú wéi Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui; the Daoist doctrine of inaction; let things take their own course; laissez-faire
无为县 wú wéi xiàn Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
物以稀为贵 wù yǐ xī wéi guì the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
犍为 qián wèi Qianwei county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
犍为县 qián wèi xiàn Qianwei county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
犯罪行为 fàn zuì xíng wéi criminal activity
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