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为
為
wèi
1.
because of
2.
for
3.
to
HSK 3
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
人为
rénwéi
artificial
以为
yǐwéi
to believe
作为
zuòwéi
one's conduct
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
大为
dàwéi
very
妄为
wàngwéi
to take rash action
尤为
yóuwéi
especially
成为
chéngwéi
to become
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
Example Sentences (3)
小姐，您好！您想买什么家具？需要我为您介绍一下吗？
Xiǎojiě, nín hǎo! Nín xiǎng mǎi shénme jiājù? Xūyào wǒ wèi nín jièshào yíxià ma?
Miss, hello! What furniture would you like to buy? Would you like me to give you a quick introduction?
Text 1
喝杯茶吧，这是我为你买的绿茶，很不错。
Hē bēi chá ba, zhè shì wǒ wèi nǐ mǎi de lǜ chá, hěn bú cuò.
Have a cup of tea. This is the green tea I bought for you. It's pretty good.
Text 1
一进门，售货员就热情地为我们介绍这、介绍那，她买了一条裤子、一件衬衫、两双袜子，然后我们就高高兴兴地回家了。
Yí jìnmén, shòuhuòyuán jiù rèqíng de wèi wǒmen jièshào zhè, jièshào nà, tā mǎile yì tiáo kùzi, yí jiàn chènshān, liǎng shuāng wàzi, ránhòu wǒmen jiù gāogāo xìngxìng de huíjiā le.
As soon as we walked in, the shop assistant enthusiastically introduced this and that to us. She bought a pair of pants, a shirt, and two pairs of socks, and then we happily went home.
Text 1
Alternate Entries
为
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)
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