Chinese
wéi
Meaning: to be; to act as; to become; for; because of
Part of Speech: Verb, Particle, Preposition

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Example sentences

失敗為成功之母,我們應該從中吸取教訓。
失败为成功之母,我们应该从中吸取教训。
Failure is the mother of success; we should learn from it.
他成為了一名老師
He became a teacher.
大家都稱他為天才。
Everyone calls him a genius.
他再次當選為主席。
He was elected as chairman once again.
政府將這個區域規劃為自然保護區。
The government planned this area as a nature reserve.

Usage Notes

A highly versatile character that can mean 'to be', 'to act as', 'to become', or serve as a preposition meaning 'for' or 'because of'.

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