人为 (人為) rénwèi
rénwèi
adjective
artificial; manmade
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '人為'; Guoyu '人為')
Contained in
- 拜人为师(拜人為師) to acknowledge as one's teacher
- 人为财死，鸟为食亡(人為財死，鳥為食亡) human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food
- 与人为善(與人為善) to be of service to others
- 助人为乐(助人為樂) pleasure from helping others
- 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉(人為刀俎，我為魚肉) to be the meat on sb's chopping block; to be at sb's mercy
- 事在人为(事在人為) the matter depends on the individual; it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.
- 助人为快乐之本(助人為快樂之本) pleasure from helping others
- 人为土(人為土) Anthrosols
- 以人为本(以人為本) people-oriented
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷四十二 光武十王列傳 Volume 42: Biographies of Ten Princes of Guangwu Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 18
- 卷一百九十五 志第一百四十八 兵九 Volume 195 Treatises 148: Military 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 18
- 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 15
- 卷一百九十二 志第一百四十五 兵六 Volume 192 Treatises 145: Military 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 11
- 卷一百九十一 志第一百四十四 兵五 Volume 191 Treatises 144: Military 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 10
- 卷一百五十七 志第一百一十 選舉三 Volume 157 Treatises 110: Selection and appointment of Officials 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 10
- 卷一百四十三 志第九十六 儀衞一 Volume 143 Treatises 96: Ceremonial Guards 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 9
- 卷三百三十一 列傳第二百十九 西域三 Volume 331 Biographies 219: Western Regions 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 8
- 卷五十 志第四十 兵 Volume 50 Treatises 46: Military New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 8
- 卷九十 志第六十六 兵二 Volume 90 Treatises 66: Military 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 8
Collocations
- 使人为 (使人為) 而能使人為之哀樂 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九 主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 5
- 一人为 (一人為) 令一人為負以車 — Guanzi 管子, 匡君大匡第十八 Chapter 18: Correcting a Ruler from Making a Grave Error — count: 4
- 人为伍 (人為伍) 五人為伍 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 3
- 五百人为 (五百人為) 萬有二千五百人為軍 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 3
- 梓人为 (梓人為) 梓人為筍虡 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 3
- 五人为 (五人為) 五人為伍 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 3
- 阍人为 (閽人為) 閽人為君在 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓下》 Tan Gong II — count: 2
- 人为卒 (人為卒) 百人為卒 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 2
- 宋人为 (宋人為) 宋人為鹿上之盟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
- 郑人为 (鄭人為) 鄭人為之賦 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 2