为
wéiㄨㄟˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: VI
Traditional: 為
HSK 2HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 3
Meaningwéi(preposition, verb)
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)
Examples
大家选她为班长。
dà jiā xuǎn tā wèi bān zhǎng.
Everyone elected her class monitor.
她后来成为了一名医生。
tā hòu lái chéng wèi le yì míng yī shēng.
She later became a doctor.
我认为你说得对。
wǒ rèn wéi nǐ shuō dé duì.
I think you're right.
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Meaningwèi(preposition, verb)
because of; for; to
Examples
为了健康，我每天跑步。
wèi le jiàn kāng, wǒ měi tiān pǎo bù.
I run every day for my health.
妈妈为我做了一个蛋糕。
mā ma wèi wǒ zuò le yí gè dàn gāo.
Mom made a cake for me.
你为什么不高兴？
nǐ wèi shén me bù gāo xìng?
Why are you unhappy?
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Stroke order
VỊ · 4 strokes
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)
Related words
- 因为 yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of
- 认为 rèn wéi — to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- 为了 wèi le — for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 为什么 wèi shén me — why?; for what reason?
- 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.)
- 成为 chéng wéi — to become; to turn into
- 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
- 行为 xíng wéi — action; conduct; behavior; activity