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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

为 [wéi]

1. verb [是] be

一公斤为两磅。

A kilo is two pounds.
2. verb [变成]

他懂得如何变弊为利。

He knows how to turn a disadvantage into an advantage.
3. verb [充当] act as

他选朋友为他的代言人。

He chose his friend to act as his spokesman.
4. preposition

这部老电影为大家喜爱。

Everyone loves this old film.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

为 [wéi]

1. verb do; act

敢作敢为

be decisive and bold in action; act with daring
2. verb act as; serve as

选她为人民代表

elect her a people's deputy

以此为凭。

This will serve as a proof.

有诗为证。

A poem testifies to that.
3. verb become

变沙漠为良田

turn the desert into arable land
4. verb be; mean

一公里为二华里。

One kilometer is equivalent to two li.
5. preposition used with 所 in a passive sentence

为人民所爱戴

be loved and respected by the people

不为表面现象所迷惑

not be confused by superficial phenomena
6. particle [Literary] used in a rhetorical question with 何

何以家为？

What need have I of a home? (usu. said during a national crisis)
7. particle used after an adjective to form an adverb

大为高兴

very happy

广为流传

widely spread
8. particle used after an adverb for emphasis

极为重要

extremely important

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

为 [wéi]

1. 动做

尽力而为。

为非作歹。

大有可为。
2. 动 [文] 表示某些动作行为，含有治理、从事、设置、研究等意义

为政。

为生。

步步为营。

为学。
3. 动当作；充当

拜他为师。

有诗为证。

四海为家。

为首。
4. 动变成；成为

一分为二。

变落后为先进。

反败为胜。
5. 动是

见习期为一年。

总面积为78平方米。
6. 介用于被动句，引进动作的施事者，相当于"被"(常与"所"合用)

为人民所拥护。

为事实所证明。
7. 词的后缀。附在某些单音节形容词或副词后面，构成表示程度或范围的双音节副词，一般修饰双音节形容词或动词

广为流传。

深为感动。

大为不满。

极为痛苦。

尤为重要。

颇为得意。

See more results for 为 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

康有为主张中学为体，西学为用。
以事实为根据，以法律为准绳: take facts as the basis and the law as the criterion
为了学生的成功，他甘为人梯。: He is willing to be a ladder for students to climb up to success.
为了让小刚读书，爷爷不惜借印子为他交学费。: In order to pay Xiaogang's tution fee, grandpa borrowed money from a usurer.
为了表扬他舍己为人的精神，学校校刊发了专版报道他的事迹。: The school published a special report with a whole page about his deeds, to praise his spirit of sacrifice for the sake of others.
都为一集(总起来合编为一本集子)
这张照片以湖为近景，以山为远景。
化干戈为玉帛(变战争为和平)。
以事实为依据，以法律为准绳。
夫妇俩一直梦想着为自己建立一个安乐窝。: The couple always dreamed of building a cosy nest for themselves.; 3540 more results

Character Decomposition

力 [lì]	+	丶 [diǎn,zhǔ]	+	丶 [diǎn,zhǔ]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 4

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