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  *為* | 為* | *為
because of / for / to
HSK 2
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  *為* | 為* | *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)
HSK 3
to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
HSK 4
to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
HSK 2
to become; to turn into
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
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
HSK 3
for; for the purpose of; in order to
HSK 3
to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to
HSK 5
why? / for what reason?
HSK 2
to change into
HSK 3
action / conduct / behavior / activity
HSK 2
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
HSK 2
until / (used in combination with words like or in constructs of the form ...為止|到...为止)
HSK 5
to be classified as
HSK 4
to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage)
HSK 5
(to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time)
HSK 5
why
HSK 6
for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect / in order to do this / to this end
HSK 6
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
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
HSK 7-9
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 conduct oneself / behavior; conduct; personal character
HSK 7-9
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object / to disapprove / to take exception to
HSK 7-9
one's conduct and deeds
HSK 7-9
to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem
HSK 5
(idiom) teacher for one day, father forever; students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to be wealthy and heartless
dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么
especially
HSK 7-9
extremely; exceedingly
HSK 7-9
(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step / to consolidate at every step
(idiom) it's a deal / that's settled then
not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
HSK 7-9
to learn from history (idiom)
mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival / interdependent
HSK 7-9
business activity / commercial activity
to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
not at all surprising (idiom)
to elect as / to choose as / to consider as
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth
artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
HSK 7-9
(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
HSK 7-9
lit. to be astonished as if beholding a heavenly being (idiom) / fig. to be astounded by sb's or sth's extraordinary beauty or excellence
there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子)
to combine
for sb / for others' interest
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy
to take sth to be true
to act as / used erroneously for 作為|作为
to stop at this point / to end here / to call it a day
to do sth on behalf of sb else
to be not worth mentioning
to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
until now; so far
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom) / to feel at home anywhere / to roam about unconstrained / to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
to be considered to be / to be defined to be / to be called
Serve the People!, CCP political slogan
can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive)
mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
not at all surprising (idiom)
mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined / interdependent
harmony is to be prized
so far / up to now / still (not)
HSK 7-9
(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
people-oriented
premature / too soon
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
even more
not to mind / unconcerned
to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
to do things each in one's own way
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.
to get sth off one's chest
to remain unmoved
(idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second
used in the construction ...為例|以...为例, "to take ... as an example"
(Internet slang) why?
not known to anyone / secret / unknown
HSK 7-9
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898
slightly
to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment / not be too hard on subject
packed with people / overcrowded / overpopulation
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
antisocial behavior

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