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为
為
wèi
1. because of
2. for
3. to
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)

认为
rènwéi
to believe
HSK 3
颇为
pōwéi
rather
行为
xíngwéi
action
HSK 5
评为
píngwéi
to elect as
誉为
yùwéi
to acclaim as
难为
nánwei
to bother
为例
wèilì
as an example
蔚为
wèiwéi
see [[蔚成<wèichéng>]]
为何
wèihé
why
记为
jìwéi
denoted by
为生
wéishēng
to make a living
无为
wúwéi
the Daoist doctrine of inaction
变为
biànwéi
to change into
较为
jiàowéi
comparatively
更为
gèngwéi
even more
尤为
yóuwéi
especially
华为
Huáwéi
Huawei (brand)
改为
gǎiwéi
to change into
为主
wéizhǔ
to rely mainly on
沦为
lúnwéi
to sink down to

Example Sentences (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

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