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Pinyin wèi、 wéi

Radical

丶

Strokes

Definition

act as / take...to be / to be / to do / to serve as / to become, because of / for / to

Usage

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叹为观止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ

(idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection

变为 biàn wéi

to change into

为啥 wèi shá

dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]

是因为 shì yīn wèi

attributed to / be due to

以邻为壑 yǐ lín wéi hè

to use one's neighbor as a drain / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

化险为夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

夷为平地 yí wéi píng dì

to level / to raze to the ground

不足为奇 bù zú wéi qí

not at all surprising (idiom)

妄为 wàng wéi

to take rash action

胆大妄为 dǎn dà wàng wéi

daring / presumptuous / daredevil

肆意妄为 sì yì wàng wéi

see 恣意妄為|恣意妄为[zi4 yi4 wang4 wei2]

恣意妄为 zì yì wàng wéi

to behave unscrupulously

逼良为娼 bī liáng wéi chāng

to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) / to debauch

转危为安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

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

勉为其难 miǎn wéi qí nán

to tackle a difficult job (idiom) / to do sth reluctantly

宁为玉碎 nìng wéi yù suì

Rather

变废为宝 biàn fèi wèi bǎo

turn waste into wealth / change waste material into things of value / recycle waste material / upcycle

为害 wéi hài

damage / do harm / be mischievous

为时尚早 wéi shí shàng zǎo

too early / time is not yet ripe

尤为 yóu wéi

especially

据为己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu

to take for one's own / to expropriate

化干戈为玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó

lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship

广为 guǎng wèi

widely

康有为 Kāng Yǒu wéi

Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898

人满为患 rén mǎn wéi huàn

packed with people / overcrowded / overpopulation

不愧为 bù kuì wèi

Worthy of

为之一振 wèi zhī yī zhèn

Cheer for

为国捐躯 wèi guó juān qū

die for one's country / die for the sake of the country / lay down one's life for one's country

为准 wéi zhǔn

to serve as the norm / ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)

不足为凭 bù zú wéi píng

Not justified

敢作敢为 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi

to stop at nothing (idiom) / to dare to do anything

斥之为 chì zhī wèi

Denounce

朋比为奸 péng bǐ wéi jiān

to conspire / to gang up

化腐朽为神奇 huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí

lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)

歃血为盟 shà xuè wéi méng

to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom) / to swear a sacred oath

沦为 lún wéi

to sink down to / to be reduced to (sth inferior)

做为 zuò wéi

to act as / used erroneously for 作為|作为

识时务者为俊杰 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié

Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.

为所欲为 wéi suǒ yù wéi

to do whatever one pleases

为止 wéi zhǐ

until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)

为非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi

to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages

化为泡影 huà wéi pào yǐng

to come to nothing (idiom)

破涕为笑 pò tì wéi xiào

to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness

混为一谈 hùn wéi yī tán

to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle

为渊驱鱼 wèi yuān qū yú

drive the fish into deep waters / drive one's friends to the side of the enemy

犍为 Qián wèi

Qianwei county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan

巧妇难为无米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.

为伴 wèi bàn

As a companion

为伍 wéi wǔ

to associate with / to keep company with

化为灰烬 huà wèi huī jìn

turn to dust and ashes / reduced to ashes / commit to the flames

狼狈为奸 láng bèi wéi jiān

villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)

不为瓦全 bù wéi wǎ quán

Not worthy

甚为 shèn wéi

very / extremely

为的是 wèi de shì

for the sake of / for the purpose of

先睹为快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài

joy of first experience (idiom) / the pleasure of reading sth for the first time

碌碌无为 lù lù wú wéi

unaccomplished / mediocre / feckless

迄今为止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ

so far / up to now / still (not)

习以为常 xí yǐ wéi cháng

accustomed to / used to

扭亏为盈 niǔ kuī wèi yíng

make up the deficits and get surpluses

互为 hù wèi

be each other's...

稍为 shāo wéi

slightly / in a small degree / a little

助纣为虐 zhù Zhòu wéi nüè

lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy

不以为耻 bù yǐ wéi chǐ

not to think it as shameful / not to be ashamed of / not to regard ... as a cause for shame / not to think it shameful to

聘为 pìn wèi

be employed to be / be appointed as / engage…as…

胡作非为 hú zuò fēi wéi

to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages

因为 yīn wèi

because / owing to / on account of

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

认为 rèn wéi

to believe / to think / to consider / to feel

为了 wèi le

in order to / for the purpose of / so as to

为主 wéi zhǔ

to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to

称为 chēng wéi

called / to call sth (by a name) / to name

为什么 wèi shén me

why? / for what reason?

行为 xíng wéi

action / conduct / behavior / activity

以为 yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

分为 fēn wéi

to divide sth into (parts) / to subdivide

列为 liè wéi

to be classified as

改为 gǎi wéi

to change into

更为 gèng wéi

even more

最为 zuì wéi

the most

极为 jí wéi

extremely / exceedingly

为何 wèi hé

why

较为 jiào wéi

comparatively / relatively / fairly

评为 píng wéi

to elect as / to choose as / to consider as

为首 wéi shǒu

head / be headed by

称之为 chēng zhī wéi

to call it... / known as...

化为乌有 huà wéi wū yǒu

to go up in smoke / to vanish

成为 chéng wéi

to become / to turn into

为虎作伥 wèi hǔ zuò chāng

to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil (idiom)

蔚为壮观 wèi wèi zhuàng guān

spectacular / magnificent / splendid

蔚为大观 wèi wéi dà guān

to afford a magnificent sight (idiom) / enchanting

誉为 yù wèi

praised as

融为一体 róng wéi yī tǐ

to fuse together (idiom) / hypostatic union (religion)

视为 shì wéi

to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem

为尊者讳 wèi zūn zhě huì

Taboo for His Holiness

误认为 wù rèn wéi

mistake for / take for

转为 zhuǎn wèi

turn into / transfer

为辅 wèi fǔ

Assisted

以史为鉴 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn

to learn from history (idiom)

为难 wéi nán

to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage)

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