为 (為) wèi
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wèi
preposition
for; to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Cause 原因
Notes: (ABC 'wèi' 为 cons; NCCED '为' wèi 2) -
wèi
preposition
because of
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (ABC 'wèi' 为 co 1; NCCED '为' wèi 4) -
wéi
verb
to act as; to serve
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (ABC 'wéi' 为 v 2; NCCED 1 '为' wéi 2) -
wéi
verb
to change into; to become
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (ABC 'wéi' 为 v 3; NCCED 1 '为' wéi 3) -
wéi
verb
to be; is
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: A copula in literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 20) -
wéi
verb
to do
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (ABC 'wéi' 为 v 1; NCCED 1 '为' wéi 1) -
wèi
preposition
for
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (NCCED '为' wèi 3) -
wèi
preposition
because of; for; to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 爲; A variant of 為|为 (Unihan '爲') -
wèi
preposition
to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '为' wèi 5) -
wéi
preposition
in a passive construction
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (NCCED 2 '为' wéi) -
wéi
particle
forming a rehetorical question
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (NCCED 3 '为' wéi) -
wéi
suffix
forming an adverb
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: After a single character adjective (ABC 'wéi' 为 s 1; NCCED 4 '为' wéi 1) -
wéi
suffix
to add emphasis
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: After a single character adjective (ABC 'wéi' 为 s 2; NCCED 4 '为' wéi 1) -
wèi
verb
to support; to help
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'wèi' 为 v 1; NCCED '为' wèi 1) -
wéi
verb
to govern
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'wéi' 为 v 4)
Contained in
- 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
- 利他行为(利他行為) altruistic behavior
- 为一国宰(為一國宰) the chancellor of a state
- 夷为平地(夷為平地) to raze to the ground
- 略为 as yet; until ; slightly
- 为人者天(為人者天) people were created by heaven
- 无所不为(無所不為) not stopping at anything; all manner of evil
- 为人(為人) behavior; personal conduct ; a person's external appearance ; to be human ; to have sexual intercourse
- 慈悲为本(慈悲為本) mercy as the guiding principle; the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
- 为所欲为(為所欲為) to do whatever one desires
- 指鹿为马(指鹿為馬) making a deer out to be a horse; deliberate misrepresentation
- 为蛇画足(為蛇畫足) to draw legs on a snake; to overdo it
- 倒果为因(倒果為因) to reverse cause and effect; to put the horse before the cart
- 不失为(不失為) can still be considered (to be...); may after all be accepted as
- 难为情(難為情) embarrassed
- 为毛(為毛) why?
- 一吐为快(一吐為快) to get something off one's chest
- 无以为生(無以為生) no way to get by
- 为了建设新中国(為了建設新中國) to build a new China
- 削职为民(削職為民) demotion to commoner
- 为伍(為伍) to associate with; to keep company with
- 不得已而为之(不得已而為之) to have no other choice; to be the last resort
- 慈悲为怀(慈悲為懷) to mave a merciful heart
- 为政(為政) for governing
- 据为己有(據為己有) to take for one's own; to expropriate
- 甚为(甚為) very; extremely
- 到此为止(到此為止) to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
- 为一国主(為一國主) the ruler of one state
- 改为(改為) to change into
- 为国争光(為國爭光) to fight for one's country with honor
- 人为 man-made ; artificial; manmade
- 人捕鱼为业(人捕魚爲業) man who made his living as a fisherman
- 比为(比為) to liken to; to compare to
- 不足为外人道(不足為外人道) no use to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves
- 为兵(為兵) to serve in the army
- 所作所为(所作所為) a person's actions and conduct; all of a person's deeds
- 大有作为(大有作為) to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future
- 人满为患(人滿為患) packed with people; overcrowded; overpopulation
- 为的是(為的是) for the sake of; for the purpose of
- 合众为一(合眾為一) united as one; e pluribus unum
- 犹未为晚(猶未為晚) it is not too late
- 以为(以為) to believe; to think; to consider; to assume ; to act as ; to think ; to use as
- 不足为怪(不足為怪) not surprising at all
- 性行为(性行為) sexual behavior
- 百善孝为先(百善孝為先) of all virtues filial piety is most important
- 昔为倡家女(昔為倡家女) once she was a dancing-house girl
- 到目前为止(到目前為止) until now; so far
- 做为(做為) to act as
- 为己任(為己任) to make it one's business; to take upon oneself to
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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
- 卷十七下 本紀第十七下: 文宗下 Volume 17 Annals 17: Wenzong 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 351
- 卷四十 志第二十: 地理三 Volume 40 Treatises 20: Geography 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 349
- 卷17 志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 334
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 323
- 卷四十一 志第二十一: 地理四 Volume 41 Treatises 21: Geography 4 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 317
- 卷四十二 志第二十二: 職官一 Volume 42 Treatises 22: Government Service 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 301
- 卷七十五 志第二十八 律曆八 Volume 75 Treatises 28: Measures and Calendar 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 299
- 卷三十九 志第十九: 地理二 Volume 39 Treatises 19: Geography 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 299
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 297