Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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| 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 | 所为何来 | 所為何來 | suǒ wèi hé lái | suo3 wei4 he2 lai2 | What are you here for? (idiom) | ||
| 11 | 不为左右袒 | 不為左右袒 | bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn | bu4 wei4 zuo3 you4 tan3 | to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom) | ||
| 12 | 为国除害 | 為國除害 | wèi guó chú hài | wei4 guo2 chu2 hai4 | to rid the state of an evil (idiom) | ||
| 13 | 为功所惑 | 為功所惑 | wèi gōng suǒ huò | wei4 gong1 suo3 huo4 | to be dazzled by success (idiom) | ||
| 14 | 为的是 | 為的是 | wèi de shì | wei4 de5 shi4 | for the sake of; for the purpose of | ||
| 15 | 户限为穿 | 戶限為穿 | hù xiàn wèi chuān | hu4 xian4 wei4 chuan1 | an endless stream of visitors (idiom) | ||
| 16 | 自为阶级 | 自為階級 | zì wèi jiē jí | zi4 wei4 jie1 ji2 | in a class by itself (idiom) | ||
| 17 | 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 | ||
| 18 | 特为 | 特為 | tè wèi | te4 wei4 | for a specific purpose; specially | ||
| 19 | 犍为 | 犍為 | qián wèi | Qian2 wei4 | Qianwei county in Leshan 乐山 , Sichuan | ||
| 20 | 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) | ||
| 21 | 门限为穿 | 門限為穿 | mén xiàn wèi chuān | men2 xian4 wei4 chuan1 | with the threshold being worn smooth; having numerous guests or customers (idiom) | ||
| 22 | 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. | ||
| 23 | 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 | ||
| 24 | 舍己为公 | 捨己為公 | shě jǐ wèi gōng | she3 ji3 wei4 gong1 | to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically; selfless and public spirited | ||
| 25 | 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 |
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