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


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