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为
為
wéi
1. as (in the capacity of)
2. to take sth as
3. to act as
4. to serve as
5. to behave as
6. to become
7. to be
8. to do
9. by (in the passive voice)
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

人为
rénwéi
artificial
HSK 6
以为
yǐwéi
to believe
HSK 4
作为
zuòwéi
one's conduct
HSK 5
做为
zuòwéi
to act as
分为
fēnwéi
to divide sth into (parts)
列为
lièwéi
to be classified as
即为
jíwéi
to be considered to be
合为
héwéi
to combine
名为
míngwéi
to be called
因为
yīnwèi
because
HSK 2
大为
dàwéi
very
妄为
wàngwéi
to take rash action
尤为
yóuwéi
especially
成为
chéngwéi
to become
HSK 4
所为
suǒwéi
what one does
改为
gǎiwéi
to change into
敢为
gǎnwéi
to dare to do
更为
gèngwéi
even more
最为
zuìwéi
the most
有为
yǒuwéi
promising

Alternate Entries

为
wèi
because of / for / to
HSK 3
为
wéi
variant of [[為|为<wéi>]] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
HSK 3
为
wèi
variant of [[為|为<wèi>]], because of / for / to
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
17
Word Frequency Rank
23 of 84,292