Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
為
wèi, wéi
Description
"为"是一个常用的字，可以表示"为了"某个目的，也可以表示"作为"或"成为"。
读音不一样，意思也不一样，所以要注意上下文。
Meanings
为了wèile
for; for the sake of; in order to
我为你做了一个蛋糕。
成为chéngwéi
to become; to be; to act as
他长大后成为一名医生。
为wéi
to do; to act (formal/literary)
我们要为社会做好事。
We must do good deeds for society.
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Notes
- Pronunciation
read wèi for "for the sake of"; read wéi for "do/become/act as".
- Nuance
为 is often formal or written; spoken Chinese prefers 给 or 帮 for "do for someone".
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