| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 为 | 為 | wèi | wei4 | because of; for; to; variant of 为 , because of; for; to | ||
| 2 | 因为 | 因為 | yīn wèi | yin1 wei4 | because; owing to; on account of | ||
| 3 | 为了 | 為了 | wèi le | wei4 le5 | in order to; for the purpose of; so as to | ||
| 4 | 为什么 | 為什麼 | wèi shén me | wei4 shen2 me5 | why; for what reason; why?; for what reason? | ||
| 5 | 为此 | 為此 | wèi cǐ | wei4 ci3 | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end | ||
| 6 | 为着 | 為著 | wèi zhe | wei4 zhe5 | in order to; because of; for the sake of | ||
| 7 | 为何 | 為何 | wèi hé | wei4 he2 | why | ||
| 8 | 为人 | 為人 | wèi rén | wei4 ren2 | for sb; for others' interest | ||
| 9 | 当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 | 當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯 | dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ | dang1 guan1 bu4 wei4 min2 zuo4 zhu3 bu4 ru2 hui2 jia1 mai4 hong2 shu3 | if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes | ||
| 10 | 识时务者为俊杰 | 識時務者為俊傑 | shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié | shi2 shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei4 jun4 jie2 | Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. | ||
| 11 | 视为畏途 | 視為畏途 | shì wéi wèi tú | shi4 wei2 wei4 tu2 | to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth | ||
| 12 | 舍己为人 | 捨己為人 | shě jǐ wèi rén | she3 ji3 wei4 ren2 | to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people; altruism | ||
| 13 | 立党为公 | 立黨為公 | lì dǎng wèi gōng | li4 dang3 wei4 gong1 | to build a party serving the interest of the people (idiom) | ||
| 14 | 人为财死，鸟为食亡 | 人為財死，鳥為食亡 | rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng | ren2 wei4 cai2 si3 , niao3 wei4 shi2 wang2 | lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom); fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich | ||
| 15 | 人不为己，天诛地灭 | 人不為己，天誅地滅 | rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè | ren2 bu4 wei4 ji3 , tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4 | Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.; Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost. | ||
| 16 | 犍为县 | 犍為縣 | qián wèi xiàn | Qian2 wei4 xian4 | Qianwei county in Leshan 乐山 , Sichuan | ||
| 17 | 犍为 | 犍為 | qián wèi | Qian2 wei4 | Qianwei county in Leshan 乐山 , Sichuan | ||
| 18 | 走为上策 | 走爲上策 | zǒu wèi shàng cè | zou3 wei4 shang4 ce4 | fleeing is the best strategy | ||
| 19 | 君为 | 君爲 | jūn wèi | jun1 wei4 | The ruler is the one who does | ||
| 20 | 精诚所至，金石为开 | 精誠所至，金石為開 | jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi | jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 , jin1 shi2 wei4 kai1 | lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom); fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere | ||
| 21 | 精诚所加，金石为开 | 精誠所加，金石為開 | jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi | jing1 cheng2 suo3 jia1 , jin1 shi2 wei4 kai1 | see 精誠所至 ，精诚所至 ，金石为开 | ||
| 22 | 化为 | 化爲 | huà wèi | hua4 wei4 | Transformed | ||
| 23 | 户限为穿 | 戶限為穿 | hù xiàn wèi chuān | hu4 xian4 wei4 chuan1 | an endless stream of visitors (idiom) | ||
| 24 | 合二为一 | 合二爲一 | hé èr wèi yī | he2 er4 wei4 yi1 | The two merge into one | ||
| 25 | 广为人知 | 廣爲人知 | guǎng wèi rén zhī | guang3 wei4 ren2 zhi1 | and was widely known |
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