为

為

wéiㄨㄟˊ

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TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

1
as (in the capacity of)
2
to take sth as
3
to act as
4
to serve as
5
to behave as
6
to become
7
to be
8
to do

Examples

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谁来为风险投资提供资金？

誰來爲風險投資提供資金？

Who will provide capital for the venture?

你能为我腾出几分钟时间吗?

你能爲我騰出幾分鐘時間嗎?

Could you spare me a few minutes?

一个人要为他的行为负责。

一個人要爲他的行爲負責。

A man is responsible for his deeds.

妈妈为我准备了午饭。

媽媽爲我準備了午飯。

Mother prepared lunch for me.

这部电影为她赢得了人气。

這部電影爲她贏得了人氣。

The movie gained her great popularity.

Grammar

Grammar using 为

为

Wei Beneficiary Marker (为) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

以 A 为 B

Yi A Wei B Take As (以 A 为 B) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

为 A 而 A

Wei A A (为 A 而 A) · B2 · TOCFL b2

Lesson coming later

A 为 B 負責

A Wei B Fuze (A 为 B 负责) · B2 · TOCFL b2

Lesson coming later

化 A 为 B

Hua A Wei B (化 A 为 B) · B2 · TOCFL b2

Lesson coming later

Characters

Character breakdown

力

lì

surname Li

Related: 为

以为

yǐ wéi

to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

作为

zuò wéi

one's conduct

因为

yīn wèi

because

成为

chéng wéi

to become; to turn into

有为

yǒu wéi

promising

极为

jí wéi

extremely; exceedingly

为人

wéi rén

to conduct oneself

为人

wèi rén

for sb

Stroke practice

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Characters

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