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
為毛 wèi máo
(Internet slang) why?
為準 wéi zhǔn
to be the standard; to be final
為生 wéi shēng
to make a living
為的是 wèi de shì
for the purpose of; for the sake of
為著 wèi zhe
for the sake of; in order to; because of
為虎作倀 wèi hǔ zuò chāng
to help a villain do evil (idiom)
為重 wéi zhòng
to attach most importance to
為難 wéi nán
to make things difficult (for someone)
為非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi
to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor
為首 wéi shǒu
be headed by; head
無以為報 wú yǐ wéi bào
unable to return the favor
無以為生 wú yǐ wéi shēng
no way to get by
無所不為 wú suǒ bù wéi
not stopping at anything; all manner of evil
無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi
do nothing; be inactive; be ineffectual
無為 wú wéi
let things take their own course
無為縣 wú wéi xiàn
Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖cháo hú, Anhui
無能為力 wú néng wéi lì
powerless; helpless; impotent (idiom)
物以稀為貴 wù yǐ xī wéi guì
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
特為 tè wèi
specially; for a specific purpose
犍為 qián wèi
Qianwei county in Leshan 乐山lè shān, Sichuan
犍為縣 qián wèi xiàn
Qianwei county in Leshan 乐山lè shān, Sichuan
犯罪行為 fàn zuì xíng wéi
criminal activity
狼狽為奸 láng bèi wéi jiān
to collude in crime; to work together for evil
猶未為晚 yóu wèi wéi wǎn
it is not too late (idiom)
獨在異鄉為異客 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè
alone in a strange land; lonely abroad
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