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HSK
why? / for what reason?
HSK 2
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
to become; to turn into
HSK 2
for; for the purpose of; in order to
HSK 3
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
to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to
HSK 5
to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage)
HSK 5
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
(to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time)
HSK 5
until / (used in combination with words like or in constructs of the form ...為止|到...为止)
HSK 5
to conduct oneself / behavior; conduct; personal character
HSK 7-9
why
HSK 6
artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
HSK 7-9
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object / to disapprove / to take exception to
HSK 7-9
to change into
HSK 7-9
for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect / in order to do this / to this end
HSK 6
to act as / used erroneously for 作為|作为
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
HSK 7-9
business activity / commercial activity
used in the construction ...為例|以...为例, "to take ... as an example"
Huawei (brand)
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王 in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子)
especially
HSK 7-9
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy
not known to anyone / secret / unknown
HSK 7-9
to do things each in one's own way
for sb / for others' interest
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
to use one's neighbor as a drain / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
(idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable
not at all surprising (idiom)
dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么
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)
in order to / because of / for the sake of
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
to stop at this point / to end here / to call it a day
one's conduct and deeds
HSK 7-9
term used by a teacher or master to refer to themself when speaking to their student
to take sth to be true
(idiom) to be wealthy and heartless
so far / up to now / still (not)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to come to nothing
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
to reverse cause and effect / to put the horse before the cart
to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher
Serve the People!, CCP political slogan
already too late
mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival / interdependent
HSK 7-9
to be called / to be known as
to be considered to be / to be defined to be / to be called
head / be headed by
not to mind / unconcerned
nonfeasance / omission (law)
not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
HSK 7-9
(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
to learn from history (idiom)
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second
(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜, who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
not at all surprising (idiom)
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
to level / to raze to the ground
very / extremely
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave
until now; so far
to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
(idiom) to fight the whole world
(idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom) / fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
not to be taken as an example / not an example to be followed / not to be taken as authoritative
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity / fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you. / Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
(Internet slang) why?
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
in the capacity of / as
(idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection
to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
(archaic) term used by a husband to refer to himself when speaking to his wife
to have no other choice / to be the last resort
to remain unmoved
packed with people / overcrowded / overpopulation

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