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Character Decomposition
为=丶+力+丶
Meanings2 pronunciations
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)
wèi
because of
for
to
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Words with 为 596 total
to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide分为fēn wéito change into改为gǎi wéiwhat is · (old) what for · (in a rhetorical question) it's no use何为hé wéiextremely; exceedingly极为jí wéito become; to turn into成为chéng wéito bother · to press sb, usu. to do sth · it's a tough job · sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)难为nán weislightly略为lu:è wéifor a specific purpose · specially特为tè wèito make a living为生wéi shēngtimewise · pertaining to time为时wéi shíhead · be headed by为首wéi shǒu(used before 不少 bù shǎo or 不多 bù duō) in terms of quantity; (before a number) numbering; amounting to为数wéi shùto associate with · to keep company with为伍wéi wǔuntil · (used in combination with words like 到 dào or 至 zhì in constructs of the form 到......为止)为止wéi zhǐin order to · because of · for the sake of为着wèi zheto believe; to think; to consider; to feel认为rèn wéibecause; owing to; on account of因为yīn wèiwhat one does · doings所为suǒ wéi
Idioms with 为 413 total Chain
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