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为

wéi

HSK 2 Character Traditional 為

What 为 means

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)

Other readings

为 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• wèibecause of; for; to
• wéivariant of {为|wéi}
• wèivariant of {为|wèi}

Example sentences

• 为什幺？
  Why?
• 为什幺?
  Why?
• 为什么？
  Why?
• 你认为？
  Do you think?
• 你认为怎样
  What do you think of it?
• 眼见为凭。
  Yǎn jiàn wéi píng.
  To see is to believe.

Words starting with 为

• 为了wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
• 为什么wèi shén mewhy?; for what reason?
• 为难wéi nánto feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone)…
• 为首wéi shǒuhead; be headed by
• 为期wéi qī(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
• 为何wèi héwhy
• 为主wéi zhǔto rely mainly on; to attach most importance to
• 为此wèi cǐfor this reason; with regards to this; in this respect
• 为止wéi zhǐuntil; (used in combination with words like 到
• 为人wéi rénto conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character
• 为啥wèi shádialectal equivalent of 为什么
• 为生wéi shēngto make a living
• 为准wéi zhǔnto serve as the norm; ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)
• 为着wèi zhein order to; because of; for the sake of
• 为重wéi zhòngto attach most importance to
• 为数不多wéi shù bù duōnot many; only a few
• 为时wéi shítimewise; pertaining to time
• 为所欲为wéi suǒ yù wéi(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
• 为父wéi fùterm used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child
• 为数wéi shù(used before 不少
• 为伍wéi wǔto associate with; to keep company with
• 为人师表wéi rén shī biǎoto serve as a model for others (idiom); to be a worthy teacher
• 为时已晚wéi shí yǐ wǎnalready too late
• 为的是wèi de shìfor the sake of; for the purpose of

Words containing 为

• 因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
• 认为rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
• 成为chéng wéito become; to turn into
• 作为zuò wéione's conduct; deed; activity
• 以为yǐ wéito think; to believe…
• 行为xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
• 人为rén wéiartificial; man-made; having human cause or origin
• 无能为力wú néng wéi lì(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
• 迄今为止qì jīn wéi zhǐso far; up to now; still (not)
• 见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéi(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to…
• 称为chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
• 更为gèng wéieven more
• 分为fēn wéito divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
• 极为jí wéiextremely; exceedingly
• 最为zuì wéithe most
• 视为shì wéito view as; to see as; to consider to be
• 改为gǎi wéito change into
• 较为jiào wéicomparatively; relatively; fairly
• 称之为chēng zhī wéito call it...; known as...
• 颇为pō wéirather; quite
• 评为píng wéito elect as; to choose as; to consider as
• 做为zuò wéito act as; used erroneously for 作为
• 身为shēn wéiin the capacity of; as
• 变为biàn wéito change into

Characters that look like 为

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need…
• 月yuèmoon; month; monthly
• 片piànthin piece; flake; a slice
• 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
• 写xiěto write

Sounds the same

Read wéi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 围to encircle; to surround; all around
• 维to preserve; to maintain; to hold together
• 违to disobey; to violate; to separate
• 唯only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义
• 惟-ism; only
• 韦soft leather
• 闱door to women's room; gate to palace
• 圩dike
• 囗enclosure
• 桅mast
• 帷curtain; screen
• 帏curtain; women's apartment; tent