HSK 3 · Function Words

为 wèi “for” in Chinese

Traditional 為

What 为 means

  1. for
  2. because of
  3. to
  4. for sake of

How to say 为

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale为wèi4th tone, falling

为 in a sentence

  1. 他母亲为他担心。

    Tā mǔqīn wèi tā dānxīn.

    His mother worries about him.

    Sentence #842690 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我一直为您骄傲。

    Wǒ yìzhí wèi nín jiāo'ào.

    I’ve always been proud of you.

    Sentence #7767719 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 下午我必须为旅行做准备了。

    Xiàwǔ wǒ bìxū wèi lǚxíng zuò zhǔnbèi le.

    This afternoon I have to get ready for the trip.

    Sentence #1397121 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 为 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 为 (wèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
为wèibecause of
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 力strength · lì
  • 丶dot · zhǔ

How to write 为

为 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

为 (wèi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 为 (wèi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 为

Words with 为

因为yīnwèi · because为什么wèishénme · why认为rènwéi · believe为了wèile · in order to以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)成为chéngwéi · to become行为xíngwéi · action作为zuòwéi · as (in the role of)为期wéiqī · to last for (a period)人为rénwéi · man-made

More words: Particles & Connectors

还huán · to return或者huòzhě · or然后ránhòu · then如果rúguǒ · if为了wèile · in order to先xiān · first向xiàng · direction像xiàng · be like

FAQs

为 (wèi) means “for” or “because of”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it wèi: wèi with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 为 is written 為. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 为 from the suggestions. Typing wei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
为 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.