• Pinyin: wéi
  
  English Definition: 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; 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)
  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: variant of 为 , because of; for; to; 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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Example Sentences

• wǒ
  我
  yǐ
  已
  wèi
  为
  nǐ
  你
  diǎn
  点
  hǎo
  好
  cài
  菜
  le
  了
  。
  I have ordered for you.
• tā
  她
  shì
  是
  wèi
  为
  nǐ
  你
  zhuó xiǎng
  着想
  cái
  才
  nà yàng
  那样
  zuò
  做
  de
  的
  。
  She did that for your good.
• tā
  他
  wèi
  为
  wǒ men
  我们
  gōng sī
  公司
  lā dào
  拉到
  le
  了
  yì xiē
  一些
  shēng yì
  生意
  。
  He drummed up some business for our company.
• tā men
  他们
  wèi
  为
  tā
  他
  de
  的
  jiàn kāng
  健康
  gān bēi
  干杯
  。
  They drink to his health.
• tā men
  他们
  zài
  在
  wèi
  为
  zì jǐ
  自己
  de
  的
  tí yì
  提议
  jìn xíng
  进行
  yóu shuì
  游说
  。
  They are lobbying for their own proposals.