為 wèi wéi

for; because of; to

Character data

Radical ⽕ (86.5)
Strokes 9
SIMPLIFIED 为

Definitions

為 wèi
  1. 1. for
  2. 2. because of
  3. 3. to
  4. 4. variant of 为wèi, because of
為 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 为wéi

Words containing 為

Word Meaning
不足為道 bù zú wéi dào
to be not worth mentioning
事在人為 shì zài rén wéi
With effort, one can achieve anything.
互為因果 hù wéi yīn guǒ
interdependent
人不為己，天誅地滅 rén bù wèi jǐ ， tiān zhū dì miè
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
人滿為患 rén mǎn wéi huàn
packed with people; overcrowded; overpopulation
人為 rén wéi
artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin
人為刀俎，我為魚肉 rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu
fig. to be at sb's mercy
人為土 rén wéi tǔ
Anthrosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
人為財死，鳥為食亡 rén wèi cái sǐ ， niǎo wèi shí wáng
fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
以人為本 yǐ rén wéi běn
people-oriented
以史為鑒 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
to learn from history (idiom)
以和為貴 yǐ hé wéi guì
harmony is to be prized
以慎為鍵 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn
make caution the key; act very carefully
以此為 yǐ cǐ wéi
to regard as; to treat as
以為 yǐ wéi
to think; to mistakenly think
以鄰為壑 yǐ lín wéi hè
to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
佔為己有 zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu
to take for oneself; to seize as one’s own
何樂而不為 hé lè ér bù wéi
We should do this.; Go for it!
作為 zuò wéi
as (in the capacity of); to act as; to take sth to be
侵權行為 qīn quán xíng wéi
infringement (of sb's rights); tort
信以為真 xìn yǐ wéi zhēn
to take sth to be true
倒果為因 dào guǒ wéi yīn
to reverse cause and effect
做為 zuò wéi
used erroneously for 作为zuò wéi; to act as
偶一為之 ǒu yī wéi zhī
to do sth once in a while (idiom)
先下手為強 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
act first to gain advantage
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