为

The character "为" has 4 strokes. "为" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "为" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "为" are "wéi" "wèi" . View the stroke order of "为">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "为"

v.: do; act; act as; serve as; become; be; mean; help; support; defend

prep.: in the interest of; on behalf of; for; for the purpose of; for the sake of; because; on account of; to

• do : v.做；实现；完成；行动；行事；合适的；可接受的；痛打；杀死；起诉；宣告…有罪
• act : v.行动；做某事；行为；充当；担任；起作用；见效；扮演角色
• act as : 充当
• serve as : 作为, 充当, 担任
• become : v.开始变得；适合…穿；变成；成长为；有资格担任；成为；取得…资格；发生于；临到…身上；适合
• be : v.存在；在；举行；发生；是；就是；说
• mean : v.指示；表示；意味；意欲；打算；引起；造成；应该做；被要求做；意思是
• help : v.帮助；援助；资助；救助；给（人）拿；无法避免；忍不住；情不自禁；有益于；对（情况或问题）有帮助
• support : v.支撑；支持；提供帮助；使能够起作用；支持（程序；语言；装置的）运行；鼓励；维持
• defend : v.保卫；保护；为…辩护；为（被告）辩护；竞赛中保住；选举中保住；防守
• on behalf of : 代表
• for : prep.支持；拥护；关于；对于；在…方面；代表；为了…的利益；以…为目的；以…为原因；以…为目的地；表示；代替；以…为交换；与…预期标准相比；达；计；表示一系列事件之一
• for the purpose of : 为了…的目的
• because : conj.因为；由于
• on account of : 因为, 由于
• to : prep.向；朝；往；到；对；跟；与；属于；附于；归于；对于；关于；使；比；记入

Form words with "为"

为善事 do good

为杂志拍裸照 pose nude for a magazine

为某事伤脑筋 trouble one's mind about sth

为方便起见 for convenience's sake

沦落为乞丐 be reduced to begging

为祖国服务 serve one's motherland

为成功干杯 drink a toast to success

为家人分忧 share one's family worries

为民众服务 serve the general populace

为正义而战 fight for justice

击掌为号 signal by clapping hands; clap hands as a signal

为用户着想 be user-oriented

为某人正名 rectify the name of sb

为饥饿所迫 be pressed by hunger

为教堂祝圣 consecrate a church

为简单起见 for the sake of simplicity

为别人考虑 have consideration for others

少说为妙 least said, soonest mended; the less said, the better

为小提琴装弦 string a violin

为小事挂气 get angry over a trifle

Example phrases using "为"

• 为保险起见，我多带了几节电池。

  I took along a few extra batteries just in case.

• 这个新机器为我省却了不少麻烦。

  The new machine saved much trouble for me.

• 希望你以此为起点更加努力工作。

  We hope that you take this as a starting point and work even harder.

• 政治家们为各种问题而互相争论。

  The politicians disputed with each other on various issues.

• 产品结构的调整应以市场为导向。

  The adjustment of product mix should be guided by the market.

• 示威游行已激化为大规模的暴乱。

  The demonstration has escalated into a large-scale riot.

• 我们把测验时间限定为30分钟。

  We set a (time) limit of 30 minutes for the test.

• 就凭这件小事，也足见他的为人。

  His way of handling this trifling matter is enough to show his way of conducting himself in society.

• 本期体彩投注总额为九千余万元。

  The total sum of this sport lottery is over 90 million yuan .

• 为人民利益而死，死得重于泰山。

  To die for the people is weightier than Mount Tai.