Chinese words starting with 为 (wèi, wéi)

45 words.

• 为(wèi)了(le) for
• 为(wéi)主(zhǔ) to rely mainly on
• 为(wèi)什(shén)么(me) why?
• 为(wèi)何(hé) why
• 为(wéi)首(shǒu) head
• 为(wéi)止(zhǐ) until
• 为(wéi)期(qī) by (a certain date)
• 为(wèi)着(zhe) in order to
• 为(wéi)准(zhǔn) to serve as the norm
• 为(wéi)数(shù) amounting to
• 为(wéi)重(zhòng) to attach most importance to
• 为(wéi)害(hài) to cause harm
• 为(wéi)生(shēng) to make a living
• 为(wèi)此(cǐ) for this reason
• 为(wéi)难(nán) to feel embarrassed or awkward
• 为(wèi)的(de)是(shì) for the sake of
• 为(wèi)啥(shá) dialectal equivalent of 为什么 wèishénme
• 为(wéi)所(suǒ)欲(yù)为(wéi) to do whatever one pleases
• 为(wéi)数(shù)不(bù)多(duō) not many
• 为(wéi)伍(wǔ) to associate with
• 为(wéi)非(fēi)作(zuò)歹(dǎi) malefactor
• 为(wèi)之(zhī)一(yī)振(zhèn) to be energized by it
• 为(wéi)时(shí)已(yǐ)晚(wǎn) already too late
• 为(wéi)人(rén)师(shī)表(biǎo) to serve as a model for others
• 为(wéi)时(shí)过(guò)早(zǎo) premature
• 为(wéi)富(fù)不(bù)仁(rén) to be wealthy and heartless
• 为(wèi)民(mín)除(chú)害(hài) to rid the people of a scourge
• 为(wèi)虎(hǔ)作(zuò)伥(chāng) to assist in wrongdoing
• 为(wéi)时(shí)不(bù)晚(wǎn) it is not too late
• 为(wèi)五(wǔ)斗(dǒu)米(mǐ)折(zhé)腰(yāo) (allusion to Tao Qian 陶潜 táoqián, who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice
• 为(wéi)德(dé)不(bù)卒(zú) to start on virtue but give up
• 为(wéi)仁(rén)不(bù)富(fù) benevolent people can't get rich
• 为(wéi)善(shàn)最(zuì)乐(lè) doing good deeds brings the greatest joy
• 为(wéi)德(dé)不(bù)终(zhōng) to start on virtue but give up
• 为(wéi)时(shí)未(wèi)晚(wǎn) it is not too late
• 为(wéi)上(shàng) to be valued above all else
• 为(wéi)人(rén) to conduct oneself
• 为(wèi)人(rén)民(mín)服(fú)务(wù) Serve the People!, CCP political slogan
• 为(wéi)夫(fū) term used by a husband to refer to himself when speaking to his wife
• 为(wéi)己(jǐ)任(rèn) to make it one's business
• 为(wéi)师(shī) term used by a teacher or master to refer to themself when speaking to their student
• 为(wéi)时(shí) timewise
• 为(wèi)毛(máo) why?
• 为(wèi)爱(ài)鼓(gǔ)掌(zhǎng) (slang) to have sex
• 为(wéi)父(fù) term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child