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wéi

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wéi Meaning

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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 wèi
> wéi [wéi]
as (i.e. in the capacity of)
because of
for
to
> wéi [wèi], because of
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

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About wéi

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

wèi

Contains the radical

diǎn

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí

Etymology of wéi

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Positional decomposition

diǎn 力丶

Explanation

Simplified form of wèi . Pictograph of a hand guiding an elephant to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do".

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Example sentences using wéi

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de 行为 xíngwéi jìn 疯狂 fēngkuáng .

His conduct borders on madness.

作为 zuòwéi 计时器 jì shí qì , lòu de 使用 shǐyòng 日晷 rì guǐ Shǐ wéi 普遍 pǔbiàn .

Many ancient Chinese men of letters left behind beautiful verses about the clepsydra.

duì 这些 zhè xiē mèng suǒ 显示 xiǎnshì 出来 chū lái de 肤浅 fū qiǎn de 爱好 àihào 大为 dà wéi 失望 shīwàng .

I was badly disappointed by the shallow interests such dreams betrayed.

夸脱 wéi 加仑 jiā lún .

Four quarts constitute a gallon.

眼睛 yǎnjing 眯成一条 féng ,嘴巴 zuǐ ba 微微 wēi wēi 咧开,不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán de 轻轻 qīng qīng hēng le 一声 yī shēng .

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior " Hm! "

Words with wéi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wéi to act as 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

wéi Decomposition & Compounds

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wéi Decomposition

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wéi Compounds

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