| 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 | 扭亏为盈 | 扭虧爲盈 | niǔ kuī wèi yíng | niu3 kui1 wei4 ying2 | Turning losses into profits | | |
| 11 | 民为贵 | 民爲貴 | mín wèi guì | min2 wei4 gui4 | The people are most important | | |
| 12 | 户限为穿 | 戶限為穿 | hù xiàn wèi chuān | hu4 xian4 wei4 chuan1 | an endless stream of visitors (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 犍为 | 犍為 | qián wèi | Qian2 wei4 | Qianwei county in Leshan 乐山 , Sichuan | | |
| 14 | 走为上策 | 走爲上策 | zǒu wèi shàng cè | zou3 wei4 shang4 ce4 | fleeing is the best strategy | | |
| 15 | 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) | | |
| 16 | 君为 | 君爲 | jūn wèi | jun1 wei4 | The ruler is the one who does | | |
| 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 | 变废为宝 | 變廢爲寶 | biàn fèi wèi bǎo | bian4 fei4 wei4 bao3 | Transforming what is neglected into treasure | | |
| 19 | 和为贵 | 和爲貴 | hé wèi guì | he2 wei4 gui4 | Harmony is most precious | | |
| 20 | 何乐不为 | 何樂不爲 | hé lè bù wèi | he2 le4 bu4 wei4 | What pleasure would there be that would not be desired? | | |
| 21 | 合二为一 | 合二爲一 | hé èr wèi yī | he2 er4 wei4 yi1 | The two merge into one | | |
| 22 | 广为 | 廣爲 | guǎng wèi | guang3 wei4 | Guangwei | | |
| 23 | 古为今用 | 古爲今用 | gǔ wèi jīn yòng | gu3 wei4 jin1 yong4 | The ancients serve the present | | |
| 24 | 定为 | 定爲 | dìng wèi | ding4 wei4 | Fixed as | | |
| 25 | 点到为止 | 點到爲止 | diǎn dào wèi zhǐ | dian3 dao4 wei4 zhi3 | Just touch on it briefly | | |