| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 为了 | wèi le | in order to; for the purpose of; so as to |
| 为 | wéi | s (i.e. in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; as (in the capacity of) |
| 为 | wèi | or; to; because of; for |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | 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 |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why?; for what reason? |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to be under the impression |
| 行为 | xíng wéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 为主 | wéi zhǔ | to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to |
| 为止 | wéi zhǐ | until |
| 为人 | wéi rén | to behave; to conduct oneself; personal character; to be endearing; to have a way with people |
| 为人 | wèi rén | for sb; for others' interest |
| 变为 | biàn wéi | to change into |
| 为首 | wéi shǒu | head; be headed by |
| 为此 | wèi cǐ | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end |
| 人为 | rén wéi | artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort |
| 为重 | wéi zhòng | to attach most importance to |
| 最为 | zuì wéi | the most |
| 为生 | wéi shēng | to make a living |
| 康有为 | Kāng Yǒu wéi | Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 |
| 为着 | wèi zhe | in order to; because of; for the sake of |
| 称之为 | chēng zhī wéi | to call it...; known as... |
| 较为 | jiào wéi | comparatively; relatively; fairly |
| 极为 | jí wéi | extremely; exceedingly |
| 有为 | yǒu wéi | promising; to show promise |
| 为难 | wéi nán | to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) |
| 为期 | wéi qī | (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time) |
| 为何 | wèi hé | why |
| 一分为二 | yī fēn wéi èr | one divides into two; to be two-sided; there are two sides to everything; to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom) |
| 混为一谈 | hùn wéi yī tán | to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle |
| 无为 | wú wéi | the Daoist doctrine of inaction; let things take their own course; laissez-faire; Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖, Anhui |
| 不以为然 | bù yǐ wéi rán | not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to |
| 无能为力 | wú néng wéi lì | impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless |
| 特为 | tè wèi | for a specific purpose; specially |
| 不失为 | bù shī wéi | can still be considered (to be...); may after all be accepted as |
| 难为 | nán wei | 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) |
| 大有可为 | dà yǒu kě wéi | with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing |
| 海盗行为 | hǎi dào xíng wéi | piracy |
| 难为情 | nán wéi qíng | embarrassed |
| 为非作歹 | wéi fēi zuò dǎi | to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evil-doer; to perpetrate outrages |
| 胡作非为 | hú zuò fēi wéi | to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages |
| 狼狈为奸 | láng bèi wéi jiān | villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends) |
| 助人为乐 | zhù rén wéi lè | pleasure from helping others (idiom) |
| 为所欲为 | wéi suǒ yù wéi | do whatever one pleases |
| 行为主义 | xíng wéi zhǔ yì | behaviorism |
| 不足为奇 | bù zú wéi qí | not at all surprising (idiom) |
| 合而为一 | hé ér wéi yī | to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole |
| 到…为止… | dào wéi zhǐ | as far as... |
