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Information of 为

Pinyin wèi、 wéi

Radical

丶

Strokes

4 strokes

Usage

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Definition

act as / take...to be / to be / to do / to serve as / to become, because of / for / to

为為、爲 wéi 动词 1. 做，行，做事 : do; act; work 2. 当做，认做 : take as; regard as 3. 变成 : become 4. 是 : be 5. 治理，处理 : administer; handle 6. 被 : by 7. 表示强调 : express emphasis 8. 助词，表示反诘或感叹 : particle indicating rhetorical question or exclamation 9. 姓 : surname 名词姓 : surname 介词 1. 被 : by - introduces the agent of an action 2. 于，在 : in - indicates time or place 3. 和 : and - indicates conjunction 4. 则，就 : then - indicates consequence 5. 如，若 : if - indicates condition 6. 或，抑 : or - indicates choice 助词 1. 的，之 : of - used in noun phrases 2. 宾语前置的标志 : indicator of fronted object 3. 附于单音形容词后，表示程度、范围的加深或扩大 : indicating deepening or expansion following an adjective 4. 附于表示程度的单音副词后，加强语意 : emphasizes meaning following a degree adverb 5. 用于句尾，表示反诘、疑问，多与“何”相配合使用 : used at the end of a sentence to indicate a rhetorical question, often with "何" 6. 用于句尾，表示感叹 : used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation 为為、爲 wèi 动词 1. (会意字。从爪象。甲金文像手牵象，会劳作意，本义是做事、作为) : (pictophonetic character; original meaning related to labor or action) 2. 假借为“伪” : borrowed as "false"; to do; act; make 3. 制作;创作 : to make; compose 4. 治理 : to administer 5. 变成，成为 : to become 6. 是 : to be 7. 学习，研究 : to study 8. 种植;营作 : to plant 9. 设置;建立 : to establish 10. 使 : to let 11. 以为;认为 : to think; believe; consider 12. 演奏 : to play 名词姓 : surname 介词 1. 被 : by - indicates the doer of the action 2. 于，在 : in - indicates time/location 3. 和 : and - indicates parallel relationship 4. 则，就 : then - indicates consequence 5. 如，若 : if - indicates hypothetical relationship 6. 或，抑 : or - indicates choice 助词 1. 的，之 : of - used in noun phrases 2. 宾语前置的标志 : indicator of a fronted object 3. 附于单音形容词后，表示程度、范围的加深或扩大 : attached to monosyllabic adjectives to intensify meaning 4. 附于表示程度的单音副词后，加强语意 : attached to monosyllabic adverbs to reinforce meaning 5. 用于句尾，表示反诘、疑问，多与“何”相配合使用 : used at the end of sentences to indicate rhetorical questions, often with "何" 6. 用于句尾，表示感叹 : used at the end of sentences to express exclamation 替，给 1. 替，给 : for; on behalf of 2. 表目的 : indicate purpose 3. 对，向 : toward 4. 帮助，卫护 : help; protect

叹为观止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ

(idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection

变为 biàn wéi

to change into

为啥 wèi shá

dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]

是因为 shì yīn wèi

attributed to / be due to

以邻为壑 yǐ lín wéi hè

to use one's neighbor as a drain / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

化险为夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

夷为平地 yí wéi píng dì

to level / to raze to the ground

不足为奇 bù zú wéi qí

not at all surprising (idiom)

妄为 wàng wéi

to take rash action

胆大妄为 dǎn dà wàng wéi

daring / presumptuous / daredevil

肆意妄为 sì yì wàng wéi

see 恣意妄為|恣意妄为[zi4 yi4 wang4 wei2]

恣意妄为 zì yì wàng wéi

to behave unscrupulously

逼良为娼 bī liáng wéi chāng

to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) / to debauch

转危为安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi

to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause

勉为其难 miǎn wéi qí nán

to tackle a difficult job (idiom) / to do sth reluctantly

宁为玉碎 nìng wéi yù suì

Rather

变废为宝 biàn fèi wèi bǎo

turn waste into wealth / change waste material into things of value / recycle waste material / upcycle

为害 wéi hài

damage / do harm / be mischievous

为时尚早 wéi shí shàng zǎo

too early / time is not yet ripe

尤为 yóu wéi

especially

据为己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu

to take for one's own / to expropriate

化干戈为玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó

lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship

广为 guǎng wèi

widely

康有为 Kāng Yǒu wéi

Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898

人满为患 rén mǎn wéi huàn

packed with people / overcrowded / overpopulation

不愧为 bù kuì wèi

Worthy of

为之一振 wèi zhī yī zhèn

Cheer for

为国捐躯 wèi guó juān qū

die for one's country / die for the sake of the country / lay down one's life for one's country

为准 wéi zhǔn

to serve as the norm / ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)