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
捨己為公 shě jǐ wèi gōng
put others before self; be selfless for all
據為己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu
to take for one's own; to expropriate
改為 gǎi wéi
to change into
敢作敢為 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi
to dare to do anything; to stop at nothing (idiom)
敢為 gǎn wéi
to dare to do
敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān
to dare to be first; to pioneer (idiom)
更為 gèng wéi
even more
曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ ， chú què wū shān bù shì yún
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
最為 zuì wéi
the most
有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人 yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ ， yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
有為 yǒu wéi
promising; to show promise
有為有守 yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
朋比為奸 péng bǐ wéi jiān
to gang up; to conspire
極為 jí wéi
extremely; exceedingly
極為龐大 jí wéi páng dà
monumental
歃血為盟 shà xuè wéi méng
to swear a sacred oath
步步為營 bù bù wéi yíng
to consolidate at every step
比為 bǐ wéi
to compare to; to liken to
毛澤東・鮮為人知的故事 máo zé dōng ・ xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 张戎zhāng róng and Jon Halliday
民以食為天 mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
food is people’s first need
海盜行為 hǎi dào xíng wéi
piracy
淪為 lún wéi
to be reduced to (sth inferior); to sink down to
混為一談 hùn wéi yī tán
to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
為主 wéi zhǔ
to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to
為了 wèi le
in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
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