为 wèi / wéi in a sentence
For (in order to - because of); Act as (to be)
为 (wèi / wéi) means For (in order to - because of), Act as (to be). Below are 24 of the 223 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你何必 为 他生气。
Nǐ hébì wèi tā shēngqì.
There is no need to get angry over him.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 何必
这种行 为 不礼貌。
Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi bù lǐmào.
This kind of behaviour is impolite.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 行为
他被诊断 为 感冒。
Tā bèi zhěnduàn wéi gǎnmào.
He was diagnosed with a cold.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 诊断
市长 为 新桥剪彩。
Shìzhǎng wèi xīn qiáo jiǎn cǎi.
The mayor cut the ribbon for the new bridge.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 剪彩
他被指控 为 间谍。
Tā bèi zhǐkòng wéi jiàndié.
He was accused of being a spy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 间谍
别故意 为 难人家。
Bié gùyì wéinán rénjiā.
Don't deliberately make things hard for people.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 为难
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From the graded readers
我以 为 自己可以坚持下去。
wǒ yǐwéi zìjǐ kěyǐ jiānchí xiàqu.
I thought I could keep it up.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
我以 为 这样大家会喜欢我。
wǒ yǐwéi zhèyàng dàjiā huì xǐhuan wǒ.
I thought people would like me for it.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
今年我因 为 工作，没能回去。
jīnnián wǒ yīnwèi gōngzuò, méi néng huíqu.
This year I couldn't get back because of work.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
弟弟很不高兴，因 为 他很想去公园。
dìdi hěn bù gāoxìng, yīnwèi tā hěnxiǎng qù gōngyuán.
My little brother was upset, because he'd really wanted to go.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
为 了这次面试，我准备了整整一个星期。
wèile zhècì miàn shì, wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào zhěngzhěng yīgè xīngqī.
I'd prepared for a full week for it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
我知道他是 为 我好，可是我还是辞职了。
wǒ zhīdào tā shì wèi / wéi wǒ hǎo / hào, kěshì wǒ háishì cízhí le / liǎo / liào.
I knew he meant well, but I resigned anyway.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
去年我们差点儿因 为 一件小事不再来往。
qùnián wǒmen chā / chà / chāi diǎn ér yīnwèi yíjiàn xiǎoshì bùzài láiwǎng.
Last year we nearly stopped speaking over something trivial.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
我很喜欢在网上买东西，因 为 方便又便宜。
wǒ hěn xǐhuan zài wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxī, yīnwèi fāngbiàn yòu piányi.
I like shopping online because it's convenient and cheap.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
为 了一个字，一位八十三岁的老人写了两遍。
wèile yīgè zì, yī wèi bāshí sān suì de / dì lǎorén xiěle liǎng biàn.
For the sake of one character, an eighty-three-year-old had written it out twice.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
因 为 我第一次觉得，我做的事情是有意义的。
yīnwèi wǒ dìyīcì juéde, wǒ zuò de / dì shìqing shì yǒu yìyì de / dì.
Because for the first time, what I was doing felt like it meant something.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
From the travel phrasebook
我先干 为 敬。
Wǒ xiān gān wéi jìng.
I'll empty mine first, out of respect.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
为 appears in 223 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 为
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Questions about 为
How is 为 used in a sentence?
This page shows 223 sentences using 为 (wèi / wéi, "For (in order to - because of), Act as (to be)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 为 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 为 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 为 an HSK word?
Yes — 为 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 为?
The dictionary page for 为 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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