为
為
为 English definition
wèi
- because of
- for
- to
wèi
- because of
- for
- to
HSK levels
Characters with the same pronunciation
- 位 : position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes);
- 卫 : to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet;
- 味 : taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM);
- 喂 : hello (when answering the phone);
- 尉 : military officer;
- 徻 : a wide room;
- 慰 : to comfort; to console; to reassure;
- 未 : not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep;
- 渭 : the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain;
- 為 : for
- 煟 : radiance of fire;
- 猬 : hedgehog (family Erinaceidae);
- 畏 : to fear;
- 罻 : bird net;
- 胃 : stomach; CL:個|个[ge4];
- 蔚 : luxuriant; colourful
- 薉 : weedy;
- 衛 : guard
- 衞 : guard
- 褽 : collar;
- 讆 : to exaggerate; incredible;
- 谓 : to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense;
- 躗 : to exaggerate; to fabricate; falsehood;
- 霨 : rising of clouds;
- 魏 : tower over a palace gateway (old);
Sentences examples with 为
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为什么要帮助你?
Wèishéme yào bāngzhù nǐ? -
你为什么不喝点儿水呢?
Nǐ wèishéme bù hē diǎn er shuǐ ne? -
为了准备考试,他每天都学习到很晚。
Wèile zhǔnbèi kǎoshì, tā měitiān dū xuéxí dào hěn wǎn. -
因为……下雨了,因为……我没去跑步。
Yīnwèi……xià yǔle, yīnwèi……wǒ méi qù pǎobù. -
我在为考试做准备。
Wǒ zài wèi kǎoshì zuò zhǔnbèi.
Words containing 为, by HSK level
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HSK 2 vocabulary list
- 为什么 (wèi shén me) : for what reason?; why?
- 因为…所以… (yīn wèi …suǒ yǐ …) : because… thus…; on account of…then…
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HSK 3 vocabulary list
- 认为 (rèn wéi) : to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
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为 (wèi): because of; for; to
- 为了 (wèi le) : in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
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HSK 4 vocabulary list
- 成为 (chéng wéi) : to become; to turn into
- 以为 (yǐ wéi) : to believe; to think; to consider; to be under the impression
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HSK 5 vocabulary list
- 行为 (xíng wéi) : behavior; conduct; activity; action
- 作为 (zuò wéi) : one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
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HSK 6 vocabulary list
- 见义勇为 (jiàn yì yǒng wéi) : to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
- 迄今为止 (qì jīn wéi zhǐ) : so far; up to now; still (not)
- 人为 (rén wéi) : artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
- 为难 (wéi nán) : feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
- 为期 (wéi qī) : (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
- 无能为力 (wú néng wéi lì) : impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless