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HSK
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
because of / for / to
HSK 2
action / conduct / behavior / activity
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
variant of 為|为
HSK 2
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
to become; to turn into
HSK 2
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
HSK 2
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
HSK 2
why? / for what reason?
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
variant of 為|为
HSK 3
for; for the purpose of; in order to
HSK 3
to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
HSK 3
to change into
HSK 3
to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
HSK 4
one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be
HSK 4
to be classified as
HSK 4
to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to
HSK 5
to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem
HSK 5
to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage)
HSK 5
until / (used in combination with words like or in constructs of the form ...為止|到...为止)
HSK 5
(to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time)
HSK 5
why
HSK 6
for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect / in order to do this / to this end
HSK 6
artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
HSK 7-9
to conduct oneself / behavior; conduct; personal character
HSK 7-9
especially
HSK 7-9
to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause
HSK 7-9
to change into
HSK 7-9
extremely; exceedingly
HSK 7-9
so far / up to now / still (not)
HSK 7-9
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
HSK 7-9
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
HSK 7-9
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
HSK 7-9
one's conduct and deeds
HSK 7-9
embarrassed
HSK 7-9
(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
HSK 7-9
mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival / interdependent
HSK 7-9
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
HSK 7-9
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object / to disapprove / to take exception to
HSK 7-9
not known to anyone / secret / unknown
HSK 7-9
dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么
Huawei (brand)
comparatively / relatively / fairly
even more
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
for sb / for others' interest
Qianwei county in Leshan 樂山|乐山, Sichuan
to elect as / to choose as / to consider as
very / greatly
to call it... / known as...
the most
(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher
in numerical terms (typically followed by 不少 or 不多 or a number)
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
rather / quite
rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown / secret to all but a few
to attach most importance to
(idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution
head / be headed by
widely
to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step / to consolidate at every step
for a specific purpose / specially
pleasure from helping others (idiom)
to take rash action
to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
to associate with / to keep company with
to sink down to / to be reduced to (sth inferior)
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
not to mind / unconcerned
to remain unmoved
to learn from history (idiom)
(idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection
in order to / because of / for the sake of
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
very / extremely
to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
(idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
to do sth on behalf of sb else
to take sth to be true
(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
to try one's utmost / to strive
to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself / you're on your own
(idiom) to rid the people of a scourge
accustomed to / used to
timewise / pertaining to time
to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future
making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
not at all surprising (idiom)
(idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate
to tackle a difficult job (idiom) / to do sth reluctantly
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
to level / to raze to the ground

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