Chinese–EnglishWith examples
为
wéi · wei/wèi · wei
Traditional 為 / 爲
Meaning
CC-CEDICTwéi 為
- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi 為
- because of
- for
- to
wéi 爲
- variant of 為 / 为
wèi 爲
- variant of 為 / 为
In a sentence
2 examples01
他为自己的女儿感到骄傲。
He was proud of his daughter.
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02
大家都认为他是个诚实的人。
Everyone considers him to be an honest person.
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