为 為
wèi
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
because of; for; to; variant of 為|为[wei4]
Other reading: wéi
as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do
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Examples
我为你着迷。
wǒ wèi nǐ zháo mí。
I'm crazy about you.
他们为我工作。
tā men wèi wǒ gōng zuò。
They work for me.
他被选为市长。
tā bèi xuǎn wèi shì zhǎng。
He was elected mayor.
Words with this character
因为 yīn wèi because认为 rèn wéi to believe为了 wèi le for成为 chéng wéi to become为什么 wèi shén me why?作为 zuò wéi one's conduct以为 yǐ wéi to think行为 xíng wéi action为何 wèi hé why为止 wéi zhǐ until为此 wèi cǐ for this reason称为 chēng wéi to be called视为 shì wéi to view as为人 wéi rén to conduct oneself极为 jí wéi extremely为难 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward分为 fēn wéi to divide sth into变为 biàn wéi to change into无能为力 wú néng wéi lì powerless to do anything about it为主 wéi zhǔ to rely mainly on列为 liè wéi to be classified as迄今为止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ so far人为 rén wéi artificial