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HSK
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *為* | 為* | *為
because of / for / to
HSK 2
(idiom) to be wealthy and heartless
dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么
to conduct oneself / behavior; conduct; personal character
HSK 7-9
for sb / for others' interest
to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to
HSK 5
Serve the People!, CCP political slogan
premature / too soon
used in the construction ...為例|以...为例, "to take ... as an example"
(Internet slang) why?
why
HSK 6
until / (used in combination with words like or in constructs of the form ...為止|到...为止)
HSK 5
for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect / in order to do this / to this end
HSK 6
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
(idiom, from Mencius) the rich are not benevolent, and the benevolent are not rich
for; for the purpose of; in order to
HSK 3
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
already too late
timewise / pertaining to time
it is not too late (idiom)
why? / for what reason?
HSK 2
doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
to make it one's business / to take upon oneself to
to make a living
(idiom) benevolent people can't get rich
for the sake of / for the purpose of
it is not too late (idiom)
head / be headed by
in order to / because of / for the sake of
to serve as the norm / ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)
(idiom) to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil
to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher
in numerical terms (typically followed by 不少 or 不多 or a number)
to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages
(idiom) to rid the people of a scourge
(archaic) term used by a husband to refer to himself when speaking to his wife
(neologism) (slang) to have sex
(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
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
to attach most importance to
to associate with / to keep company with
to be valued above all else
term used by a teacher or master to refer to themself when speaking to their student
term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child


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