Chinese words with 为 character meaning (HSK)

为什么

WEI4, SHEN2, ME5
for what reason?, why?
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因为所以

YIN1, WEI4, SUO3, YI3
because... thus..., on account of...then...
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认为

REN4, WEI2
to believe, to think, to consider, to feel
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为

WEI4
because of, for, to
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为了

WEI4, LE5
in order to, for the purpose of, so as to
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成为

CHENG2, WEI2
to become, to turn into
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以为

YI3, WEI2
to believe, to think, to consider, to be under the impression
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行为

XING2, WEI2
behavior, conduct, activity, action
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作为

ZUO4, WEI2
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
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见义勇为

JIAN4, YI4, YONG3, WEI2
to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects), to stand up bravely for the truth, acting heroically in a just cause
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迄今为止

QI4, JIN1, WEI2, ZHI3
so far, up to now, still (not)
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人为

REN2, WEI2
artificial, man-made, having human cause or origin, human attempt or effort
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为难

WEI2, NAN2
feel embarrassed or awkward, to make things difficult (for someone), to find things difficult (to do or manage)
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为期

WEI2, QI1
(to be done) by (a certain date), lasting (a certain time)
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无能为力

WU2, NENG2, WEI2, LI4
impotent (idiom), powerless, helpless
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