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为 (wéi): for, for the sake of

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HSK 5preposition

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: for, for the sake of
Characters: 1
Part of speech: preposition
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 4
Radical: 丶
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

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
by (in the passive voice)
as
in the capacity of
to act as
to serve as
to become
to be
to do
variant of 為|为[wei2]

wèi

because of
for
to
for
for the sake of
in order to
to
for (someone's benefit)
to take sb/sth as
variant of 為|为[wei4]

Chinese explanation

表示担任某种身份或起某种作用，相当于“作为”“充当”
也可表示变成、成为，如“变废为宝”
还可表示是，用于书面语，如“十寸为一尺”。

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Example sentences

He serves the people.

Everyone thinks this is right.

Don't worry about trivial matters.

He is upright in character.

We take him as a role model.

He bought a book for me.

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