because of
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为 is a 4 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as wèi in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as wéi.
In traditional Chinese the characters 為 or 爲 may be used instead.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 为
Definitions for 为 pronounced as 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)
- variant of 為|为[wei2]
- as (i.e. in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
Definitions for 为 pronounced as wèi
- variant of 為|为[wei4], because of
- for
- to
- because of
- for
- to
Vocabulary
The most common words for 为 — see all
- because
- owing to
- on account of
- why?
- for what reason?
- in order to
- for the purpose of
- so as to
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