為 (wai4 wai6 | wei2 wei4) : do, act; serve as; be; for

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為

wai4 wai6

wei2 wei4

[粵] wai4 | [國] wei2
[1] [v] do; act; go ahead with
[2] [v] serve as; act as; become
[3] [v] be; is; be equivalent to
[4] [prep] be...by (indicating passive voice) | [syn] 被
[5] [suffix] used after an adjective to form an adverb, e.g. 大為, 廣為
[6] [suffix] used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為

[粵] wai6 | [國] wei4
[prep] for; on behalf of; on account of

[variant form] 爲

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

為 / 为

This word has been viewed 31629 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Aug 2013 15:24

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量入為出 loeng4 jap6 wai4 ceot1 liang2 ru4 wei2 chu1 = to assess one's income and spend accordingly; to live within one's means; You can only spend what you earn.

為準 wai4 zeon2 wei2 zhun3 = to serve as the norm; ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)

為咩 wai6 me1 = for what?

因為 jan1 wai6 yin1 wei4 = because

為什麼 wai6 sam6 mo1 wei4 shen2 me5 = why 國

以為 ji5 wai4 yi3 wei2 = think; believe

為乜 wai6 mat1 wei4 mie1 = why 粵

為甚麼 wai6 sam6 mo1 wei4 shen2/she2 me5 = why 國

行為 hang4 wai4 xing2 wei2 = action; behaviour; conduct

改為 goi2 wai4 gai3 wei2 = change as
See all 158 compounds (CantoDict reports 162 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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噉樣做為咗搵佢出嚟粵
This way is to find him out.

我以為你去咗華埠，其實你返咗屋企。粵
I thought you went to Chinatown, but in fact you went home.

呢個聖誕唔好為咗我使錢！粵
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!

因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼粵
Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.
[Lit. because not-know exact-details, therefore temporarily call him red ghost. ("Red Ghost" here is a codename for a criminal. If his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]

你以為我係邊個呀？粵
Who do you think I am?/Do you know who I am?
[Lit. you mistakenly-believe I am who [particle]?]

你以為我傻嘅咩？粵
Do you think I'm stupid?

呢個旅遊團以香港人為主。粵
This tourist group consists mainly of Hongkong people.
[以...為主 = take ... as the main thing]

雖然我沒上大學，但是我認為我也有資格的。國
Although I have not attended college, I believe that I am also qualified.

我諗呢個方案以三個月為期可以做完。粵
I believe this project can be completed within three months.

對於他這種地位的人來說, 這樣的行為是不莊重的。國
Such conduct is undignified for a person of his position.

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