Chinese | English |
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為 preposition | as(In the role of) for(directed at, intended to belong to) |
為了 preposition | because of(on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) for(directed at, intended to belong to) for the sake of(because of) toward(for the purpose of) |
為了 phrase | in order to(as a means of achieving the specified aim) |
為了 conjunction | so that(in order to) |
為人 verb | act [acted, acting, acts](to behave in a certain way) behave [behaved, behaving, behaves](to act in a specific manner) |
為人民服務的精神 noun | community spirit(willingness to do deeds which benefit the community at large) |
為什麼 adverb | how come(why) what for(for what reason; why) why not(why is that not true) |
為什麼不呢 adverb | why not(why is that not true) |
為什麼是我 phrase | why me(expression questioning why something bad has happened to the speaker) |
為啥 adverb | why(for what reason) |
為期 noun | duration [durations](amount of time) |
為止 preposition | till(until) |
為此 preposition | to this end(achieve the previously specified goal) |
為甚麼/為什麼 adverb | why(for what reason) |
為著 conjunction | for(because) |
為難 verb | give someone a hard time(cause difficulty or make trouble for someone) |
下流行為 noun | ribaldry(humorous language or behaviour) |
不作為 noun | omission [omissions](the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do) |
不當行為 noun | misbehavior [misbehaviors](conduct that is inappropriate) |
不良行為 noun | misbehavior [misbehaviors](conduct that is inappropriate) |
人人為我,我為人人 phrase | one for all, all for one(motto: working for each other) |
人各為己 phrase | every man for himself(forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) |
人滿為患 noun | overcrowding(having more occupants than can be accommodated) |
人為 adjective | artificial(unnatural) |
人為的 adjective | contrived(unnatural, forced) factitious(created by man) humanmade(made by humans) man-made(created by a human) |
以歐洲為中心的 adjective | Eurocentric(focused on Europe) |
以此為證 /yǐ cǐ wèi zhèng/ phrase | in witness whereofphrase |
作為 noun | act [acts](deed) doing [doings](a deed or action) |
作為交換 preposition | in turn(in response, in return) |