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HSK
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *為* | 為* | *為
because of / for / to
HSK 2
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
HSK 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.)
HSK 2
action / conduct / behavior / activity
HSK 2
to become; to turn into
HSK 2
to change into
HSK 3
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 be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
HSK 3
to be classified as
HSK 4
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 divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
HSK 4
to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem
HSK 5
artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
HSK 7-9
to change into
HSK 7-9
extremely; exceedingly
HSK 7-9
especially
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
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
HSK 7-9
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
HSK 7-9
one's conduct and deeds
HSK 7-9
to sink down to / to be reduced to (sth inferior)
to take rash action
comparatively / relatively / fairly
the most
in the capacity of / as
promising / to show promise
what one does / doings
widely
very / greatly
nonfeasance / omission (law)
to elect as / to choose as / to consider as
very / extremely
sexual behavior
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
for a specific purpose / specially
tort; infringement (of sb's rights)
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
young and promising
to try one's utmost / to strive
see 蔚成
daring / presumptuous / daredevil
can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive)
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
unaccomplished / mediocre / feckless
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
(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 behave unscrupulously
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
Wuwei, a county-level city in Wuhu 蕪湖|芜湖, Anhui
the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire
to dare to do
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
slightly
to act as / used erroneously for 作為|作为
Qianwei county in Leshan 樂山|乐山, Sichuan
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
(idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution
Huawei (brand)
collectively known as / to call sth as a group
to be called / to be known as
even more
criminal activity
Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898
foraging
to call it... / known as...
sexual obsession
to be considered to be / to be defined to be / to be called
premarital sex
to do sth oneself
to do sth on behalf of sb else
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.
business activity / commercial activity
denoted by
to regard as / to treat as
altruistic behavior
to combine
to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
antisocial behavior
Save As ... (menu option in a software application)
(idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything
to liken to / to compare to
piracy
to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
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)
rather / quite


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