Word: 为 (wèi, wéi)

志愿者在地铁站门口为灾区募捐。

Zhìyuànzhě zài dìtiězhàn ménkǒu wèi zāiqū mùjuān.

Volunteers are collecting donations for the disaster area at the subway station entrance.

您能为我解释这句句子的意思吗？

Nín néng wèi wǒ jiěshì zhè jù jùzi de yìsi ma?

Will you please explain the meaning of this sentence to me?

您能为爱情而死吗？

Nín néng wèi àiqíng ér sǐ ma?

Can you die for love?

您该为您的粗鲁道歉。

Nín gāi wèi nín de cūlǔ dàoqiàn.

You should apologize for your rudeness.

我一直为您骄傲。

Wǒ yìzhí wèi nín jiāo'ào.

I've always been proud of you.

我不想为这句子做翻译。

Wǒ bùxiǎng wèi zhè jùzi zuò fānyì.

I don't feel like translating this sentence.

我不禁为他感到难过。

Wǒ bùjīn wèi tā gǎndào nánguò.

I can't help feeling sorry for him.

我为一家石油公司工作。

Wǒ wèi yìjiā shíyóu gōngsī gōngzuò.

I work for an oil company.

我为一家银行工作。

Wǒ wèi yìjiā yínháng gōngzuò.

I work for a bank.

我为人生感到很开心。

Wǒ wèi rénshēng gǎndào hěn kāixīn.

I get a kick out of life.

我为他们做。

Wǒ wèi tāmen zuò.

I'm doing this for them.

我为他打了10年的工。

Wǒ wèi tā dǎle shí nián de gōng.

I worked for him for ten years.

我为他提供了食物。

Wǒ wèi tā tígōngle shíwù.

I provided him with food.

我为你保存这些东西。

Wǒ wèi nǐ bǎocún zhèxiē dōngxi.

I've been saving these for you.

我为你充当导游。

Wǒ wèi nǐ chōngdāng dǎoyóu.

I'll act as a guide for you.

我为你工作。

Wǒ wèi nǐ gōngzuò.

I work for you.

我为你建了这个。

Wǒ wèi nǐ jiànle zhège.

I built this for you.

我为你疯狂。

Wǒ wèi nǐ fēngkuáng.

I'm crazy about you.

我为你的成功感到高兴。

Wǒ wèi nǐ de chénggōng gǎndào gāoxìng.

I rejoice in your success.

我为你的订婚祝贺。

Wǒ wèi nǐ de dìnghūn zhùhè.

I congratulate you on your engagement.

我为你着迷。

Wǒ wèi nǐ zháomí.

I'm crazy about you.

我为哥哥感到骄傲。

Wǒ wèi gēge gǎndào jiāo'ào.

I'm proud of my older brother.

我为她作钢琴伴奏。

Wǒ wèi tā zuò gāngqín bànzòu.

I accompanied her on the piano.

我为她翻译了好几次这个词。

Wǒ wèi tā fānyìle hǎo jǐcì zhège cí.

I helped her translate this sentence so many times.

我为她重复念这个字很多遍。

Wǒ wèi tā chóngfù niàn zhège zì hěn duō biàn.

I repeated the word several times for her.

我为小事情觉得沮丧。

Wǒ wèi xiǎo shìqing juéde jǔsàng.

I get depressed by the slightest things.

我为我儿子感到骄傲。

Wǒ wèi wǒ érzi gǎndào jiāo'ào.

I'm proud of my son.

我为我在这里完成的工作自豪。

Wǒ wèi wǒ zài zhèlǐ wánchéng de gōngzuò zìháo.

I'm proud of the work I've done here.

我为我父亲而自豪。

Wǒ wèi wǒ fùqīn ér zìháo.

I am proud of my father.

我为我的兄弟感到自豪。

Wǒ wèi wǒ de xiōngdì gǎndào zìháo.

I'm proud of my brother.

我为我的孩子们感到很骄傲。

Wǒ wèi wǒ de háizimen gǎndào hěn jiāo'ào.

I'm so proud of my boys.

我为我的家人拍了照片。

Wǒ wèi wǒ de jiārén pāile zhàopiān.

I took a picture of my family.

我为我自己的准时感到骄傲。

Wǒ wèi wǒ zìjǐ de zhǔnshí gǎndào jiāo'ào.

I'm proud of my punctuality.

我为昨天发生的事道歉。

Wǒ wèi zuótiān fāshēng de shì dàoqiàn.

I apologize for yesterday.

我为正义而战。

Wǒ wèi zhèngyì ér zhàn.

I fight in the cause of justice.

我为老师擦黑板。

Wǒ wèi lǎoshī cā hēibǎn.

I erased the blackboard for the teacher.

我为这个错误负责。

Wǒ wèi zhège cuòwù fùzé.

I am responsible for the mistake.

我为这家报社工作四年了。

Wǒ wèi zhè jiā bàoshè gōngzuò sì nián le.

I have been working for this newspaper for 4 years.

我为这次考试好好准备了一番。

Wǒ wèi zhècì kǎoshì hǎohǎo zhǔnbèile yìfān.

I prepared well for this examination.

我习惯了只为自己而活。

Wǒ xíguàn le zhǐ wèi zìjǐ ér huó.

I'm accustomed to living only for myself.

我以感情为生活里最重要的事。

Wǒ yǐ gǎnqíng wèi shēnghuó lǐ zuì zhòngyào de shì.

I consider relationships to be the most important thing in life.

我们为他们提供了食物和衣服。

Wǒmen wèi tāmen tígōngle shíwù hé yīfu.

We provided food and clothes for them.

我们为他庆祝了生日。

Wǒmen wèi tā qìngzhùle shēngrì.

We celebrated his birthday.

我们为她举办了一个欢迎会。

Wǒmen wèi tā jǔbànle yí gè huānyíng huì.

We had a welcome party for her.

我们为她的安全担忧。

Wǒmen wèi tā de ānquán dānyōu.

We are anxious about her safety.

我们全体为日本祈祷。

Wǒmen quántǐ wèi Rìběn qídǎo.

We are all praying for Japan.

我们去了车站为她送行。

Wǒmen qùle chēzhàn wèi tā sòngxíng.

We went to the station to see her off.

我们在机场为她送行。

Wǒmen zài jīchǎng wèi tā sòngxíng.

We saw her off at the airport.

我们必须始终为灾害做好准备。

Wǒmen bìxū shǐzhōng wèi zāihài zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi.

We must always be prepared for disasters.

我们日本人以米饭为主食。

Wǒmen Rìběn rén yǐ mǐfàn wèi zhǔshí.

We Japanese live on rice.

我们要为每个人买一辆车。

Wǒmen yào wèi měige rén mǎi yí liàng chē.

We'll buy one car for each.

我们要为这个房间买新地毯。

Wǒmen yào wèi zhège fángjiān mǎi xīn dìtǎn.

We must buy a new carpet for this room.

我们视他为重要人物。

Wǒmen shì tā wèi zhòngyào rénwù.

We regard him as an important man.

我们选她为主席。

Wǒmen xuǎn tā wèi zhǔxí.

We elected her chairperson.

我们选她为我们队的队长。

Wǒmen xuǎn tā wèi wǒmen duì de duìzhǎng.

We elected her captain of our team.

我会为你做任何事。

Wǒ huì wèi nǐ zuò rènhé shì.

I will do anything for you.

我会为你带路。

Wǒ huì wèi nǐ dàilù.

I'll show you the way.

我会为你弹吉他。

Wǒ huì wèi nǐ tán jítā.

I will play the guitar for you.

我会为我的人民而战。

Wǒ huì wèi wǒ de rénmín ér zhàn.

I will fight for my people.

我去车站为我朋友送行。

Wǒ qù chēzhàn wèi wǒ péngyou sòngxíng.

I went to the station to see my friend off.

我可以为你调杯热饮料吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ wèi nǐ tiáo bēi rè yǐnliào ma?

Can I fix you a hot drink?

我妈妈为我做了一件毛衣。

Wǒ māma wèi wǒ zuòle yí jiàn máoyī.

My mother made a sweater for me.

我家和邻居以这堵墙为界。

Wǒjiā hé línjū yǐ zhè dǔqiáng wèi jiè.

My home and the neighbor's are separated by this wall.

我很喜欢你为人设想的性格。

Wǒ hěn xǐhuan nǐ wèi rén shèxiǎng de xìnggé.

I love how you think of other people's needs before your own.

我很确定你也会为我做同样的事。

Wǒ hěn quèdìng nǐ yě huì wèi wǒ zuò tóngyàng de shì.

I'm sure you would do the same for me.

我想为你今天所做的事感谢你。

Wǒ xiǎng wèi nǐ jīntiān suǒ zuò de shì gǎnxiè nǐ.

I wanted to thank you for what you did today.

我想让她以我为傲。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng tā yǐ wǒ wèi ào.

I want to make her proud of me.

我愿意为他担保。

Wǒ yuànyì wèi tā dānbǎo.

I'm willing to vouch for him.

我愿意为你做。

Wǒ yuànyì wèi nǐ zuò.

I'd be willing to do that for you.

我把他看待为老板。

Wǒ bǎ tā kàndài wèi lǎobǎn.

I looked on him as the boss.

我是为你来的。

Wǒ shì wèi nǐ lái de.

It's you I've come for.

我最近为孩子的学习伤脑筋。

Wǒ zuìjìn wèi háizi de xuéxí shāngnǎojīn.

I've been racking my brain lately over my child's studies.

我正在为我的妈妈寻找礼物。

Wǒ zhèngzài wèi wǒ de māma xúnzhǎo lǐwù.

I am looking for a present for my mother.

我正忙着为明天作准备。

Wǒ zhèng mángzhe wèi míngtiān zuò zhǔnbèi.

I'm busy getting ready for tomorrow.

我父亲为我做了个架子。

Wǒ fùqīn wèi wǒ zuòle gè jiàzi.

My father made a shelf for me.

我的名字意为“语言”。

Wǒ de míngzi yì wèi“yǔyán”.

In Chinese, my name means "language".

我的妹妹有时为我们做晚餐。

Wǒ de mèimei yǒushí wèi wǒmen zuò wǎncān.

My sister sometimes makes our dinner.

我的家庭为我很骄傲。

Wǒ de jiātíng wèi wǒ hěn jiāo'ào.

My family is very proud of me.

我的爱好为我的生活带来什么？

Wǒ de àihào wèi wǒ de shēnghuó dàilái shénme?

What do my hobbies bring to my life?

我的血压为155比105。

Wǒ de xuèyā wèi yìbǎiwǔshíwǔ bǐ yìbǎilíngwǔ.

My blood pressure is 155 over 105.

我真为她骄傲。

Wǒ zhēn wèi tā jiāo'ào.

I'm so proud of her.

我能为你做点什么吗？

Wǒ néng wèi nǐ zuò diǎn shénme ma?

Can I do anything for you?

我能为您做些什么吗？

Wǒ néng wèi nín zuò xiē shénme ma?

Is there anything I can do for you?

我能为您服务吗？

Wǒ néng wèi nín fúwù ma?

Can I serve you?

我还是为那生气。

Wǒ háishi wèi nà shēngqì.

I'm still angry about that.

我这么做都是为你着想。

Wǒ zhème zuò dōu shì wèi nǐ zhuóxiǎng.

I'm doing this all for your sake.

我需要为错误负责。

Wǒ xūyào wèi cuòwù fùzé.

I am responsible for the mistake.

无心为善，乃是真善

wúxīn wéi shàn, nǎishì zhēn shàn

doing good without intent is true goodness

日本人以米饭和鱼为生存之食。

Rìběn rén yǐ mǐfàn hé yú wèi shēngcún zhī shí.

The Japanese live on rice and fish.

最后一首歌是我为妻子写的一首。

Zuìhòu yì shǒu gē shì wǒ wèi qīzi xiě de yì shǒu.

This last song is one I wrote for my wife.

有些事情你还是不知道为好。

Yǒuxiē shìqing nǐ háishi bù zhīdào wèi hǎo.

There are things you're better off not knowing.

有人为您服务吗？

Yǒurén wèi nín fúwù ma?

Are you being served?

服药求神仙，多为药所误

fúyào qiú shénxiān, duō wéi yào suǒ wù

take drugs to seek immortality, and most are ruined by the drugs

朽木不可以为柱，卑人不可以为主

xiǔmù bù kěyǐ wéi zhù, bēi rén bù kěyǐ wéizhǔ

rotten wood cannot be used as a pillar; a base person cannot be made a leader

柔中有刚攻不破,刚中无柔不为坚

róu zhōng yǒu gāng gōng bú pò,gāng zhōng wú róu bù wéi jiān

gentleness with firmness inside cannot be broken; firmness without gentleness is not truly strong

格列佛为寻求探险而旅行。

Gé liè fó wèi xúnqiú tànxiǎn ér lǚxíng.

Gulliver traveled in quest of adventure.

欲人不知，莫若不为；欲人不闻，莫若不言

yù rén bùzhī, mò ruò bù wéi; yù rén bù wén, mò ruò bù yán

if you don't want people to know, better not do it; if you don't want people to hear, better not say it

此地无朱砂,红土也为贵

cǐdì wú zhūshā,hóngtǔ yě wéi guì

where there is no cinnabar, red earth is also valuable

母亲为我们准备了午餐。

Mǔqīn wèi wǒmen zhǔnbèile wǔcān.

Mother prepared us lunch.

水果以苹果为最佳。

Shuǐguǒ yǐ píngguǒ wèi zuìjiā.

Apples are the best fruit.