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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *為* | 為* | *為
because of / for / to
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
to change into
HSK 3
action / conduct / behavior / activity
HSK 2
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
HSK 2
to be classified as
HSK 4
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
one's conduct and deeds
HSK 7-9
to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem
HSK 5
especially
HSK 7-9
extremely; exceedingly
HSK 7-9
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
HSK 7-9
business activity / commercial activity
to elect as / to choose as / to consider as
artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
HSK 7-9
to combine
to act as / used erroneously for 作為|作为
to do sth on behalf of sb else
to be considered to be / to be defined to be / to be called
can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive)
(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
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
even more
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.
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
antisocial behavior
sexual behavior
to regard as / to treat as
to behave unscrupulously
in the capacity of / as
Save As ... (menu option in a software application)
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
Huawei (brand)
to change into
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
(idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything
criminal activity
altruistic behavior
promising / to show promise
unaccomplished / mediocre / feckless
(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
piracy
comparatively / relatively / fairly
nonfeasance / omission (law)
to try one's utmost / to strive
to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
daring / presumptuous / daredevil
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 take rash action
young and promising
sexual obsession
the most
(idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution
foraging
what one does / doings
very / greatly
very / extremely
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
HSK 7-9
for a specific purpose / specially
denoted by
premarital sex
to call it... / known as...
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
collectively known as / to call sth as a group
to be called / to be known as
to dare to do
the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire
widely
to liken to / to compare to
to do sth oneself
rather / quite
tort; infringement (of sb's rights)
Qianwei county in Leshan 樂山|乐山, Sichuan
to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
to sink down to / to be reduced to (sth inferior)
see 蔚成


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