为

Pinyin: wèi

because of; for; to

🏮 Chinese HSK 3 preposition Also in HSK 4 Also in HSK 5

Example sentence

我为他傲慢自大对他发火。

Wǒ wèi tā àomàn zìdà duì tā fāhuǒ.

I lost my temper with him because of his arrogance.

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What 为 means

为 (wèi) is a Chinese word meaning “because of; for; to”. It appears in the HSK 3 collection (and also in HSK 4, HSK 5).

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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