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为

wéi · wei/wèi · wei

Traditional 為 / 爲

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Meaning

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wéi 為

  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)

wèi 為

  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to

wéi 爲

  1. variant of 為 / 为 (wéi)

wèi 爲

  1. variant of 為 / 为 (wèi)
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In a conversation

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Seven bottles of water

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)买(mǎi)了(le)这么多(zhèmeduō)水(shuǐ)？

    Why did you buy so much water?

  2. Dengdeng

    这些(zhèxiē)都(dōu)是(shì)为(wèi)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)的(de)。

    These were all bought for you.

  3. Liangliang

    为(wèi)我(wǒ)？谢谢(xièxie)！可是(kěshì)为什么(wèishénme)有(yǒu)七(qī)瓶(píng)？

    For me? Thanks! But why are there seven bottles?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)说(shuō)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)渴(kě)了(le)一天(yītiān)。

    Because you said you were thirsty all day yesterday.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)的(de)是(shì)渴(kě)了(le)一会儿(yīhuìr)！

    I said thirsty for a little while!

  6. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，我(wǒ)听(tīng)错(cuò)了(le)。

    Oh, I heard it wrong.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)为(wèi)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)感(gǎn)到(dào)骄(jiāo)傲(ào)。

He was proud of his daughter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)认(rèn)为(wéi)他(tā)是(shì)个(gè)诚(chéng)实(shí)的(de)人(rén)。

Everyone considers him to be an honest person.

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