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Traditional Chinese
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
wèi
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
wai6|wai4
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Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions to serve asCdict iconMDBG iconCantofish iconvariant of 為|为[wei4], because ofMDBG icon / forCdict iconMDBG iconCantofish icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: as
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; because of; for; to
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: variant of 為|为[wei4], because of; for; to
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become; because of; for
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: because of; for; to'
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他在( tā zài)
(wèi) for
生活(shēng huó) life
战斗(zhàn dòu) to battle

He's fighting for his life.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
(wèi) for
什麽(shénme) anything
不安静 ?
Why don't you be quiet?

感谢(gǎn xiè) thankful
(nín) you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你ni3)
(wèi) for
加拿大(jiā ná dà) Canada
(suǒ) place
做的(zuòde)
一切(yī qiè yí qiè) all

Thank you for everything you've done for Canada.

观众们( guān zhòng men) audience members
(wèi) for
他的( tā de)
(fù) to pay
出的(chūde)
努力(nǔ lì) great effort
(ér) with
鼓掌(gǔ zhǎng) to clap

The audience applauded his efforts.

听到(tīng dào) to hear
(zhè) these
(shì) item
之后(zhī hòu) later
汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(wèi) for
(zhī) him
色变(sè biàn) petrifying

Tom heard this and got angry.

他们(tā men) they
(shì) to look at
乔叟( qiáo sǒu) Chaucer
(wèi) for
(yīng) brave
(shī) poem
之父( zhī fù)

They referred to Chaucer as the father of English poetry.

(wǒ) I
(zhèng) main
(zài) (located) at
(wèi) for
我的( de) my
妈妈(mā ma) mama
寻找(xún zhǎo) to seek
礼物(lǐ wù) gift

I am looking for a present for my mother.

我会(wǒhuì)
(wèi) for
这次(zhè cì) now
行动(xíng dòng) mobile
负起(fùqǐ)
全责(quán zé) entire responsibility

I take full responsibility for the action.

他不是( tā bù shì)
(yīn) because of
(wèi) for
想家(xiǎng jiā) homesick
而是(ér shì) rather
因为(yīn wèi) because
没钱(méi qián) not to have money
才回来(cáihuílái)
(dedì) of

He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money.

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