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
為人 wéi rén
to conduct oneself; conduct; personal character
為人 wèi rén
for sb; for others' interest
為人師表 wéi rén shī biǎo
to serve as a model for others (idiom)
為人民服務 wèi rén mín fú wù
Serve the People!, CCP political slogan
為什麼 wèi shén me
why?; for what reason?
為仁不富 wéi rén bù fù
one cannot be rich and truly kind
為伍 wéi wǔ
to associate with; to keep company with
為何 wèi hé
why
為例 wéi lì
take as an example
為啥 wèi shá
dialectal equivalent of 为什么wèi shén me
為善最樂 wéi shàn zuì lè
doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
為富不仁 wéi fù bù rén
rich but not kind; wealth gained without mercy
為富不仁，為仁不富 wéi fù bù rén ， wéi rén bù fù
the rich are not kind; the kind are not rich
為己任 wéi jǐ rèn
to make it one's business; to take upon oneself to
為德不卒 wéi dé bù zú
start doing good then give up; not stick with it
為德不終 wéi dé bù zhōng
to not keep doing good; fail to follow through
為所欲為 wéi suǒ yù wéi
to do whatever one pleases
為時 wéi shí
timewise; pertaining to time
為時不晚 wéi shí bù wǎn
it is not too late (idiom)
為時已晚 wéi shí yǐ wǎn
already too late
為時未晚 wéi shí wèi wǎn
it is not too late (idiom)
為時過早 wéi shí guò zǎo
premature; too soon
為期 wéi qī
lasting (a certain time); (to be done) by (a certain date)
為止 wéi zhǐ
until
為此 wèi cǐ
for this reason; in order to do this; to this end
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