• Pinyin: wéi
  English Definition: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice); variant of 为 ; as (i.e. in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do
  Chinese Definition:
  ①音节助词，无实在意义。［例］相为应答。——明·归有光《项脊轩志》。
  ②另见wèi。［例］相为倚伏。——明·刘基《诚意伯刘文成公文集》。
  Example Words:

  认为	rèn wéi	to believe; to think; to consider; to feel	HSK 3
  成为	chéng wéi	to become; to turn into	HSK 4
  行为	xíng wéi	action; conduct; behavior; activity	HSK 5
  作为	zuò wéi	one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be	HSK 5
  以为	yǐ wéi	to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)	HSK 4

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• Pinyin: wèi
  English Definition: because of; for; to; variant of 为 , because of; for; to
  Chinese Definition:
  ①替，给：为民请命。为虎作伥。为国捐躯。
  ②表目的：为了。为何。
  ③对，向：不足为外人道。
  ④帮助，卫护。
  Example Words:

  因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of	HSK 2
  为了	wèi le	in order to; for the purpose of; so as to	HSK 3
  为什么	wèi shén me	why?; for what reason?	HSK 2
  为何	wèi hé	why
  为着	wèi zhe	in order to; because of; for the sake of	HSK 3

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