wéi 
		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)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zuò wéi 
		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
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			yīn wèi 
		because
owing to
on account of
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wèi le 
		in order to
for the purpose of
so as to
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			rèn wéi 
		to believe
to think
to consider
to feel
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xíng wéi 
		action
conduct
behavior
activity
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wéi zhǔn 
		to serve as the norm
...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wéi zhǔ 
		to rely mainly on
to attach most importance to
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chēng wéi 
		called
to call sth (by a name)
to name
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fēn wéi 
		to divide sth into (parts)
to subdivide
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wèi cǐ 
		for this reason
with regards to this
in this respect
in order to do this
to this end
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shì wéi 
		to view as
to see as
to consider to be
to deem
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yǐ wéi 
		to believe
to think
to consider
to be under the impression
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiào wéi 
		comparatively
relatively
fairly
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù shī wéi 
		can still be considered (to be...)
may after all be accepted as
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wéi qī 
		(to be done) by (a certain date)
lasting (a certain time)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wéi zhǐ 
		until
(used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			rén wéi 
		artificial
man-made
having human cause or origin
human attempt or effort
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dà yǒu kě wéi 
		with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù yǐ wéi rán 
		not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
to disapprove
to take exception to
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tàn wéi guān zhǐ 
		to gasp in amazement
to acclaim as the peak of perfection
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiāng yī wéi mìng 
		mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival
interdependent
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			nán wei 
		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)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wú néng wéi lì 
		impotent (idiom)
powerless
helpless
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiān dǔ wéi kuài 
		joy of first experience (idiom)
the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zì yǐ wéi shì 
		to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
to be opinionated
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wéi rén 
		to conduct oneself
behavior
conduct
personal character
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wèi rén 
		for sb
for others' interest
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wéi suǒ yù wéi 
		to do whatever one pleases
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wéi nán 
		to feel embarrassed or awkward
to make things difficult (for someone)
to find things difficult (to do or manage)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù wéi rén zhī 
		not known to anyone
secret
unknown
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wú wéi 
		Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wú wéi 
		the Daoist doctrine of inaction
let things take their own course
laissez-faire
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qīn quán xíng wéi 
		tort
infringement (of sb's rights)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiàn yì yǒng wéi 
		to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
acting heroically in a just cause
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dà yǒu zuò wéi 
		to accomplish much
to have good prospects
to have a promising future