为 (為) wèi wéi
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preposition
for / to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , Concept: Cause 原因
Notes: (ABC 'wèi' 为 cons; NCCED '为' wèi 2) -
preposition
because of
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: (ABC 'wèi' 为 co 1; NCCED '为' wèi 4) -
verb
to act as / to serve
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: (ABC 'wéi' 为 v 2; NCCED 1 '为' wéi 2) -
verb
to change into / to become
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: (ABC 'wéi' 为 v 3; NCCED 1 '为' wéi 3) -
verb
to be / is
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: A copula in literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 20) -
verb
to do
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: (ABC 'wéi' 为 v 1; NCCED 1 '为' wéi 1) -
preposition
for
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: (NCCED '为' wèi 3) -
preposition
because of / for / to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A variant of 為｜为 -
preposition
to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '为' wèi 5) -
preposition
in a passive construction
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: (NCCED 2 '为' wéi) -
particle
forming a rehetorical question
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: (NCCED 3 '为' wéi) -
suffix
forming an adverb
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: After a single character adjective (ABC 'wéi' 为 s 1; NCCED 4 '为' wéi 1) -
suffix
to add emphasis
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: After a single character adjective (ABC 'wéi' 为 s 2; NCCED 4 '为' wéi 1) -
verb
to support / to help
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'wèi' 为 v 1; NCCED '为' wèi 1) -
verb
to govern
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'wéi' 为 v 4)
Contained in
- 行为(行為) actions / conduct / behavior
- 成为(成為) to become / to turn into
- 为此(為此) for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect
- 因为(因為) because / owing to / on account of
- 认为(認為) to believe / to think
- 列为(列為) to be classified as
- 为期(為期) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time)
- 作为(作為) conduct / actions ; as
- 视为(視為) to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem
- 为何(為何) why
- 以为(以為) to believe / to think / to consider / to assume ; to act as ; to use as
- 分为(分為) to subdivide
- 为什么(為什麼) why
- 为了( 為了) in order to / for the purpose of / so as to
- 到_为止_(到_為止_) up to
- 为生(為生) to make a living
- 相依为命(相依為命) to depend on one another for survival
- 为人(為人) behavior / personal conduct ; a person's external appearance ; to be human ; to have sexual intercourse
- 为难(為難) to make things difficult for ; to be embarrassed about
- 为首(為首) to be the leader
- 为止(為止) until / up to
- 大有可为(大有可為) have great potential
- 人为 man-made ; artificial / manmade
- 无能为力(無能為力) strength that is not able to do anything / powerless to help
- 无所作为(無所作為) to accomplish nothing
- 甚为(甚為) very / extremely
- 较为(較為) comparatively / relatively / fairly / slightly
- 尽力而为(盡力而為) to try one's utmost / to strive
- 一言为定(一言為定) it is a deal / it is settled then
- 自以为是(自以爲是) to believe oneself infallible / always right / opinionated
- 一分为二(一分為二) to divide one into two / there are two sides to everything
- 与人为善(與人為善) to be of service to others
- 胡作非为(胡作非為) to run amok
- 变为(變為) to change into / to become
- 更为(更為) even more
- 为的是(為的是) for the sake of / for the purpose of
- 走为上策(走為上策) a plan if all else fails / a plan for retreat
- 改为(改為) to change into
- 略为 as yet / until
- 无为(無為) to let things take their own course ; the Daoist doctrine of inaction ; unconditioned / asaṃskṛta
- 迄今为止(迄今為止) so far / up to now
- 为时(為時) timewise / pertaining to time
- 为主(為主) to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to / mainly
- 引以为傲(引以為傲) to be intensely proud of
- 即为(即為) to be considered to be / to be defined to be / to be called
- 极为(極為) extremely / exceedingly
- 颇为(頗為) rather / quite
- 为己(為己) middle voice / atmanepada
- 名为(名為) to be called
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- 卷六十一 表第一 宰相上 Volume 61 Tables 1: Chancellors 1 New Book of Tang 《新唐書》 — count: 353
- 卷四十 志第二十: 地理三 Volume 40 Treatises 20: Geography 3 Old Book of Tang 《舊唐書》 — count: 351
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- 卷17 志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 《隋書》 — count: 336
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- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 — count: 313
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