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为 wéi
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为 wéi Meaning
Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 19 English Translations of the word 为 wéi .
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- Pīnyīn Pronunciation
- wéi | wei2
- English translation
- 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 wèi
- >为 wéi [wéi]
- as (i.e. in the capacity of)
- because of
- for
- to
- >为 wéi [wèi], because of
- to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
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“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
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Example sentences using 为 wéi
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作为 zuòwéi 计时器 jì shí qì ,漏 lòu 刻 kè 的 de 使用 shǐyòng 比 Bǐ 日晷 rì guǐ 史 Shǐ 为 wéi 普遍 pǔbiàn .
Many ancient Chinese men of letters left behind beautiful verses about the clepsydra.
Words with 为 wéi
Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 为 wéi in their composition.
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Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
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为 wéi | to act as | 為 wèi | |
因为 yīnwèi | because | 因為 | |
为什么 wèishénme | why? | 為什麼 | |
认为 rènwéi | to believe | 認為 | |
为了 wèile | in order to | 為了 | |
成为 chéngwéi | to become | 成為 | |
以为 yǐwéi | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) | 以為 | |
作为 zuòwéi | deed | 作為 | |
行为 xíngwéi | action | 行為 | |
为何 wèi hé | why | 為何 | |
为止 wéi zhǐ | until | 為止 | |
为主 wéi zhǔ | to rely mainly on | 為主 | |
为此 wèi cǐ | for this reason | 為此 | |
称为 chēng wéi | called | 稱為 | |
更为 gèng wéi | even more | 更為 | |
较为 jiào wéi | comparatively | 較為 | |
分为 fēn wéi | to subdivide | 分為 | |
最为 zuì wéi | the most | 最為 | |
极为 jí wéi | extremely | 極為 | |
视为 shì wéi | to view as | 視為 | |
称之为 chēng zhī wéi | to call it... | 稱之為 | |
为人 wéi rén | behavior | 為人 | |
为期 wéiqī | lasting (a certain time) | 為期 | |
人为 rénwéi | artificial | 人為 | |
无能为力 wúnéngwéilì | impotent (idiom) | 無能為力 |
为 wéi Decomposition & Compounds
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