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HSK
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
to become; to turn into
HSK 2
to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
HSK 2
to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
HSK 4
to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
HSK 3
action / conduct / behavior / activity
HSK 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
HSK 4
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
HSK 2
to change into
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
because of / for / to
HSK 2
to be classified as
HSK 4
to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
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)
HSK 3
artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
HSK 7-9
to change into
HSK 7-9
to act as / used erroneously for 作為|作为
business activity / commercial activity
Huawei (brand)
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
especially
HSK 7-9
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
to do sth oneself
(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future
one's conduct and deeds
HSK 7-9
to be called / to be known as
to be considered to be / to be defined to be / to be called
nonfeasance / omission (law)
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
HSK 7-9
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
very / extremely
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
in the capacity of / as
to sink down to / to be reduced to (sth inferior)
can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive)
promising / to show promise
rather / quite
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
HSK 7-9
to do sth on behalf of sb else
to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
extremely; exceedingly
HSK 7-9
to elect as / to choose as / to consider as
Save As ... (menu option in a software application)
unaccomplished / mediocre / feckless
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
tort; infringement (of sb's rights)
sexual behavior
(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
HSK 7-9
to regard as / to treat as
to dare to do
slightly
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
variant of 為|为
HSK 2
to combine
young and promising
to call it... / known as...
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
variant of 為|为
HSK 3
very / greatly
to try one's utmost / to strive
to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
altruistic behavior
(idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything
criminal activity
premarital sex
comparatively / relatively / fairly
collectively known as / to call sth as a group
daring / presumptuous / daredevil
Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
piracy
sexual obsession
the most
(idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution
widely
for a specific purpose / specially
even more
the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire
foraging
what one does / doings
see 蔚成
to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
to behave unscrupulously
denoted by
antisocial behavior
to take rash action
Qianwei county in Leshan 樂山|乐山, Sichuan
to liken to / to compare to


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