為
wèi
do, handle, govern, act; be
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 火
- HSK
- —
- Tone
- 4
Simplified form: 为
Stroke order
Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 为, the simplified form of 為. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.
Example sentences
为什么？
Wèi shén me
Why?
Shadow为什么不？
Wèi shén me bù
Why not?
Shadow为什么是我？
Wèi shén me shì wǒ
Why me?
Shadow他自以为是。
Tā zì yǐ wéi shì
He believes himself to be infallible.
Shadow
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.
Words containing 为
- 为wèi 4because of; for; to
- 因为yīn wèi 1–4 because; owing to; on account of
- 认为rèn wéi 4–2 to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- 成为chéng wéi 2–2 to become; to turn into
- 为什么wèi shén me 4–2–5why?; for what reason?
- 以为yǐ wéi 3–2 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.)
- 行为xíng wéi 2–2 action; conduct; behavior; activity
- 为了wèi le 4–5for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 称为chēng wéi 1–2 to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
- 变为biàn wéi 4–2 to change into
- 作为zuò wéi 4–2 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
- 分为fēn wéi 1–2 to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide