wèi wéi

do, handle, govern, act; be

DEFINITIONS

為 wèi
  • because of
  • for
  • to
  • variant of 為|为[wei4], because of
為 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)

WORDS

毛 wèi máo (Internet slang) why?
準 wéi zhǔn to serve as the norm; ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)
生 wéi shēng to make a living
的是 wèi de shì for the sake of; for the purpose of
著 wèi zhe in order to; because of; for the sake of
虎作倀 wèi hǔ zuò chāng to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil (idiom)
重 wéi zhòng to attach most importance to
難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evildoer; to perpetrate outrages
首 wéi shǒu head; be headed by
無以報 wú yǐ wéi bào unable to return the favor
無以生 wú yǐ wéi shēng no way to get by
無所不 wú suǒ bù wéi not stopping at anything; all manner of evil
無所作 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless
wú wéi Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui; the Daoist doctrine of inaction; let things take their own course; laissez-faire
縣 wú wéi xiàn Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
無能力 wú néng wéi lì impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
物以稀貴 wù yǐ xī wéi guì the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
tè wèi for a specific purpose; specially
qián wèi Qianwei county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
縣 qián wèi xiàn Qianwei county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
犯罪行 fàn zuì xíng wéi criminal activity
狼狽奸 láng bèi wéi jiān villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
猶未晚 yóu wèi wéi wǎn it is not too late (idiom)
獨在異鄉異客 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])