为

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 为什么？

  Wèi shén me

  Why?

  Listen Shadow

• 为什么不？

  Wèi shén me bù

  Why not?

  Listen Shadow

• 为什么是我？

  Wèi shén me shì wǒ

  Why me?

  Listen Shadow

• 他自以为是。

  Tā zì yǐ wéi shì

  He believes himself to be infallible.

  Listen Shadow

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Words containing 为

• 为wèi 4because of; for; to
• 因为yīn wèi 1–4 because; owing to; on account of
• 认为rèn wéi 4–2 to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
• 成为chéng wéi 2–2 to become; to turn into
• 为什么wèi shén me 4–2–5why?; for what reason?
• 以为yǐ wéi 3–2 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
• 行为xíng wéi 2–2 action; conduct; behavior; activity
• 为了wèi le 4–5for; for the purpose of; in order to
• 称为chēng wéi 1–2 to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
• 变为biàn wéi 4–2 to change into
• 作为zuò wéi 4–2 one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
• 分为fēn wéi 1–2 to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide