Word: 为 (wèi, wéi)

一个人要为他的行为负责。

Yí gè rén yào wèi tā de xíngwéi fùzé.

A man is responsible for his deeds.

一人为私，两人为公

yì rén wéi sī, liǎng rén wéi gōng

one person acts for self, two people act for the public

万两黄金未为贵，一家安乐值钱多

wàn liǎng huángjīn wèi wéi guì, yìjiā ānlè zhíqián duō

ten thousand taels of gold isn't precious; a family's peace and joy is worth more

万事和为贵

wànshì hé wéi guì

in all things, harmony is what's precious

万般事仗少年为

wànbān shì zhàng shàonián wéi

all kinds of things depend on the young to do

下午我必须为旅行做准备了。

Xiàwǔ wǒ bìxū wèi lǚxíng zuò zhǔnbèile.

In the afternoon I must arrange for the trip.

不为良相，当为良医

bù wéi liáng xiàng, dāng wéiliángyī

if you can't be a good prime minister, be a good doctor

不吃苦中苦，难为人上人

bù chīkǔ zhōng kǔ, nán wei rén shàng rén

if you don't eat the bitterest of the bitter, it is hard to become a person above others

两国以这条河为界。

Liǎng guó yǐ zhè tiáo hé wèi jiè.

The two countries are divided by this river.

两姑之间难为妇

liǎng gū zhījiān nán wei fù

between two 'gu' it is hard to be the wife

中松为自己的愚蠢问题苦笑。

Zhōng sōng wèi zìjǐ de yúchǔn wèntí kǔxiào.

Nakamatsu smiled bitterly at his own stupid question.

为人一条路，惹人一堵墙

wéi rén yìtiáo lù, rě rén yì dǔ qiáng

helping people makes a road; offending people makes a wall

为人处世两件宝，和为贵来忍为高

wéi rén chǔshì liǎng jiàn bǎo, hé wéi guì lái rěn wéi gāo

two treasures for dealing with people: harmony is most precious, patience is highest

为人容易做人难

wéi rén róngyì zuòrén nán

being a human is easy; being a proper person is hard

为人重晚节

wéi rén zhòng wǎnjié

in life, value your late-years integrity

为免迟到，我们打车去吧。

Wèi miǎn chídào, wǒmen dǎchē qù ba.

To avoid being late, let's take a taxi.

为别人掘陷阱，掉下去的是自己

wèi biéren jué xiànjǐng, diào xiàqù de shì zìjǐ

dig a pit for others, and it is yourself who falls in

为官是一时，为人是一世

wéi guān shì yìshí, wéi rén shì yíshì

being an official is for a time; being a person is for a lifetime

为将来做准备吧。

Wèi jiānglái zuò zhǔnbèi ba.

Prepare yourself for the future.

为我高兴吧。

Wèi wǒ gāoxìng ba.

Be happy for me.

为找工作，他天天东奔西走。

Wèi zhǎo gōngzuò, tā tiāntiān dōngbēnxīzǒu.

He rushes about every day looking for a job.

为抢救病人医生已尽力了。

Wèi qiǎngjiù bìngrén yīshēng yǐ jìnlì le.

The doctor tried every possible means to save his patient.

为老不正，带坏子孙

wéi lǎo bú zhèng, dàihuài zǐsūn

if the old are not upright, they lead their descendants astray

为艺术而艺术。

Wèi yìshù ér yìshù.

Art for art's sake.

为这点小事生气，划不来。

Wèi zhèdiǎn xiǎoshì shēngqì, huábùlái.

It isn't worth getting angry over such a small thing.

为这美好的晚餐谢谢你。

Wèi zhè měihǎo de wǎncān xièxie nǐ.

Thank you for the wonderful dinner.

亡羊补牢未为晚

wángyángbǔláo wèi wéi wǎn

mending the pen after losing a sheep is not yet too late

人老不以筋骨为能

rén lǎo bù yǐ jīngǔ wéi néng

when old, don't take sinews and bones as your ability

人要为自己的行为负责。

Rén yào wèi zìjǐ de xíngwéi fùzé.

One must be responsible for one's conduct.

人间五福，唯寿为先

rénjiān wǔfú, wéi shòu wéi xiān

of the five blessings among men, long life comes first

今天咱们以「英国历史」为主题。

Jīntiān zánmen yǐ「Yīngguó lìshǐ」wèi zhǔtí.

Let's take 'English history' as a topic today.

从此起我们为您的安全负责。

Cóngcǐ qǐ wǒmen wèi nín de ānquán fùzé.

We are responsible for your protection from now on.

他一生为急性疼痛所苦。

Tā yìshēng wèi jíxìng téngtòng suǒ kǔ.

He's suffering from acute pain in his life.

他一直在为下个月的房租发愁。

Tā yìzhí zài wèi xiàgeyuè de fángzū fāchóu.

He keeps worrying about next month's rent.

他专程为这件事飞来北京。

Tā zhuānchéng wèi zhè jiàn shì fēi lái Běijīng.

He flew to Beijing specially for this matter.

他为一家广告公司工作。

Tā wèi yìjiā guǎnggào gōngsī gōngzuò.

He works for an advertising agency.

他为人敦厚，大家都信任他。

Tā wèi rén dūnhòu, dàjiā dōu xìnrèn tā.

He is honest and sincere, so everyone trusts him.

他为人诚恳，大家都信他。

Tā wèi rén chéngkěn, dàjiā dōu xìn tā.

He is an honest person, so everyone trusts him.

他为人重义，朋友都信任他。

Tā wèi rén zhòng yì, péngyou dōu xìnrèn tā.

He values righteousness, so his friends all trust him.

他为他父亲的死报仇。

Tā wèi tā fùqīn de sǐ bàochóu.

He avenged his father's death.

他为他的失败感到羞耻。

Tā wèi tā de shībài gǎndào xiūchǐ.

He is ashamed of his failure.

他为他的妻子骄傲。

Tā wèi tā de qīzi jiāo'ào.

He's proud of his wife.

他为他的迟到制造了一个借口。

Tā wèi tā de chídào zhìzàole yí gè jièkǒu.

He invented an excuse for being late.

他为公司的发展立下了汗马功劳。

Tā wèi gōngsī de fāzhǎn lìxià le hànmǎgōngláo.

He made a huge contribution to the company's growth.

他为她做了一切。

Tā wèi tā zuòle yíqiè.

He gave her everything.

他为她工作。

Tā wèi tā gōngzuò.

He works for her.

他为她摘了些花。

Tā wèi tā zhāile xiē huā.

He picked flowers for her.

他为我亲手所杀。

Tā wèi wǒ qīnshǒu suǒ shā.

He was killed by my hand.

他为我们买的。

Tā wèi wǒmen mǎi de.

He bought it for us.

他为我做了详细说明。

Tā wèi wǒ zuòle xiángxì shuōmíng.

He explained it to me in detail.

他为经济发展作了很多贡献。

Tā wèi jīngjì fāzhǎn zuòle hěn duō gòngxiàn.

He contributed much to the development of the economy.

他为考试及格感到高兴。

Tā wèi kǎoshì jígé gǎndào gāoxìng.

He was happy to have passed the examination.

他为自己的女儿感到骄傲。

Tā wèi zìjǐ de nǚ'ér gǎndào jiāo'ào.

He was proud of his daughter.

他为自己的孩子能做的都做了。

Tā wèi zìjǐ de háizi néng zuò de dōu zuòle.

He did everything he could for his child.

他为自己的行为感到非常羞耻。

Tā wèi zìjǐ de xíngwéi gǎndào fēicháng xiūchǐ.

He is very much ashamed of having behaved so badly.

他为这个事故负责。

Tā wèi zhège shìgù fùzé.

He is responsible for the accident.

他为这个意外指责我。

Tā wèi zhège yìwài zhǐzé wǒ.

He blamed me for the accident.

他为《阿凡达》配了音。

Tā wèi《Āfándá》pèile yīn.

He has dubbed in "Avatar".

他以他的工作为傲。

Tā yǐ tā de gōngzuò wèi ào.

He takes pride in his work.

他们一起为这个项目工作过。

Tāmen yìqǐ wèi zhège xiàngmù gōngzuòguo.

They worked jointly on this project.

他们为失败放弃了他。

Tāmen wèi shībài fàngqìle tā.

They gave him up for lost.

他们为我们提供了食物。

Tāmen wèi wǒmen tígōngle shíwù.

They supplied us with food.

他们为我工作。

Tāmen wèi wǒ gōngzuò.

They work for me.

他们为水源起了争端。

Tāmen wèi shuǐyuán qǐle zhēngduān.

They came into conflict over the water source.

他们为祖国而战斗。

Tāmen wèi zǔguó ér zhàndòu.

They fought for the sake of their country.

他们为自由而战。

Tāmen wèi zìyóu ér zhàn.

They fought for their liberty.

他们任命他为经理。

Tāmen rènmìng tā wèi jīnglǐ.

They appointed him as a director.

他们会为你做饭。

Tāmen huì wèi nǐ zuòfàn.

They are going to cook for you.

他们决定选他为总统。

Tāmen juédìng xuǎn tā wèi zǒngtǒng.

They decided to choose him to be president.

他们把他奉为领袖。

Tāmen bǎ tā fèng wéi lǐngxiù.

They looked up to him as their leader.

他们称这个星球为「地球」。

Tāmen chēng zhège xīngqiú wèi「dìqiú」.

They call this planet 'Earth'.

他们说他们会为我们做。

Tāmen shuō tāmen huì wèi wǒmen zuò.

They said that they'd do that for us.

他再次被选为市长。

Tā zàicì bèi xuǎn wèi shìzhǎng.

He was elected mayor again.

他去年开始为运动品牌代言。

Tā qùnián kāishǐ wèi yùndòng pǐnpái dàiyán.

Last year he became an ambassador for a sports brand.

他可以为自己的父亲而骄傲。

Tā kěyǐ wèi zìjǐ de fùqīn ér jiāo'ào.

He can be proud of his father.

他喜欢为家人做饭。

Tā xǐhuan wèi jiārén zuòfàn.

He likes to cook for his family.

他在为生活战斗。

Tā zài wèi shēnghuó zhàndòu.

He's fighting for his life.

他处处为家人着想。

Tā chùchù wèi jiārén zhuóxiǎng.

He always thinks of his family in everything he does.

他希望将来能为学校争光。

Tā xīwàng jiānglái néng wèi xuéxiào zhēngguāng.

He hopes to bring honor to his school in the future.

他希望明年能晋升为主管。

Tā xīwàng míngnián néng jìnshēng wèi zhǔguǎn.

He hopes to be promoted to supervisor next year.

他总是为儿子的工作操心。

Tā zǒngshì wèi érzi de gōngzuò cāoxīn.

He is always worried about his son's job.

他想把坏事化为好事。

Tā xiǎng bǎ huàishì huà wèi hǎoshì.

He wants to turn a bad thing into a good one.

他愿意为别人工作。

Tā yuànyì wèi biéren gōngzuò.

He was willing to work for others.

他是个有为的青年。

Tā shì gè yǒu wèi de qīngnián.

He is a promising young man.

他是为这个原因离开了学校。

Tā shì wèi zhège yuányīn líkāile xuéxiào.

It was for this reason that he left school.

他最近为工作的事非常苦恼。

Tā zuìjìn wèi gōngzuò de shì fēicháng kǔnǎo.

He has been very distressed about work lately.

他母亲为他担心。

Tā mǔqīn wèi tā dānxīn.

His mother is worried about him.

他没有为自己的错误辩护。

Tā méiyǒu wèi zìjǐ de cuòwù biànhù.

He did not speak in defense of his own mistake.

他自称为金融专家。

Tā zìchēng wèi jīnróng zhuānjiā.

He claimed to be an expert in finance.

他被任命为驻美日本大使。

Tā bèi rènmìng wèi zhù měi Rìběn dàshǐ.

He was accredited to the United States to represent Japan.

他被任命为驻英国大使。

Tā bèi rènmìng wèi zhù Yīngguó dàshǐ.

He was appointed ambassador to Britain.

他被选为团队的队长。

Tā bèi xuǎn wèi tuánduì de duìzhǎng.

He was elected captain of the team.

他被选为市长。

Tā bèi xuǎn wèi shìzhǎng.

He was elected mayor of the city.

他被选为总统。

Tā bèi xuǎn wèi zǒngtǒng.

He was elected president.

他被选为队长。

Tā bèi xuǎn wèi duìzhǎng.

He was made captain.

他请了一位律师为自己辩护。

Tā qǐngle yí wèi lǜshī wèi zìjǐ biànhù.

He hired a lawyer to plead his case.

休恋故乡生处好，受恩深处便为家

xiū liàn gùxiāng shēng chù hǎo, shòu ēn shēnchù biàn wéi jiā

don't cling to the place of birth as best; where you are deeply treated well, make your home

会为你说谎的人，就会对你说谎。

Huì wèi nǐ shuōhuǎng de rén, jiù huì duì nǐ shuōhuǎng.

People who will lie for you, will lie to you.

你不用为孩子的事太忧虑。

Nǐ búyòng wèi háizi de shì tài yōulǜ.

You don't need to worry too much about the child.

你不用再为我担心了。

Nǐ búyòng zài wèi wǒ dānxīnle.

You don't need to worry about me anymore.