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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
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)
wèi - because of
- for
- to
wéi - variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi - variant of 為|为[wei4]

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Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
2 2 98 20 72

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Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
因为 2 2 72 112 105
为什么 3 2 86 515 252
2 2 98 20 72
认为 3 2 171 166 883
为了 3 3 220 239 318
以为 3 2 235 902 416
成为 4 2 356 180 433
作为 5 4 570 241 1,016
行为 5 2 913 558 1,917
为何 - 6 1,120 2,777 1,956
为止 - 5 1,582 2,695 4,519
称为 - 3 3,284 2,612 4,911
到此为止 - - 3,410 - -
为此 - 6 3,451 1,966 6,885
所作所为 - 7 3,554 21,174 22,875
无能为力 6 7 3,651 13,619 7,876
称之为 - - 4,355 7,624 9,999
为难 6 5 6,637 9,211 7,515
自以为是 - 7 6,829 17,171 7,906
性行为 - - 7,027 17,711 28,134
更为 - - 7,535 2,371 7,193
尽力而为 - - 7,661 41,066 29,493
最为 - - 7,677 3,148 6,796
视为 - 5 7,706 4,616 9,653
为生 - - 7,856 14,084 16,094
为人 - 7 7,913 5,459 4,858
为所欲为 - - 8,593 31,356 23,370
迄今为止 6 8 9,144 - -
难为情 - 8 9,503 35,365 24,780
极为 - 8 9,701 3,896 10,831
身为 - - 10,363 - -
变为 - 3 10,384 6,624 11,578
列为 - 4 11,302 6,399 18,195
不为人知 - 8 11,448 - -
人为 6 8 13,086 5,463 8,025
分为 - 4 13,975 2,888 8,661
为时已晚 - - 14,903 - -
颇为 - - 15,175 7,224 18,688
下不为例 - - 15,374 60,506 42,771
为主 - 5 15,969 1,524 4,634
为伍 - - 16,304 35,792 23,480
夷为平地 - - 16,410 42,354 61,429
习以为常 - - 16,446 26,606 22,876
名为 - - 16,843 - -
融为一体 - - 16,952 - -
为时过早 - - 17,011 38,631 67,722
有所作为 - - 17,182 21,877 32,734
混为一谈 - - 17,450 36,295 39,928
大为 - - 17,596 - -
为期 6 5 19,131 5,048 12,586
据为己有 - - 19,235 39,731 42,225
叹为观止 - - 19,627 26,645 21,079
沦为 - - 20,128 14,345 12,965
为重 - - 20,162 15,575 21,984
左右为难 - - 20,419 34,291 29,262
先下手为强 - - 20,785 47,134 32,550
不足为奇 - - 20,842 26,651 35,234
相依为命 - 9 20,858 28,204 20,576
人满为患 - - 22,513 27,960 22,861
眼见为实 - - 22,887 57,535 39,328
评为 - - 23,198 12,735 27,663
胡作非为 - - 23,473 44,917 38,267
先入为主 - - 25,875 41,843 34,833
化为乌有 - - 25,911 41,536 40,847
尤为 - 9 25,993 8,314 16,607
合而为一 - - 26,528 52,603 46,717
较为 - - 26,750 2,751 9,761
为首 6 - 26,761 6,146 21,114
助人为乐 - - 26,973 36,342 27,481
引以为荣 - - 27,231 58,887 43,883
化险为夷 - 9 27,455 43,727 45,095
无所作为 - 9 27,596 37,108 46,196
反败为胜 - - 27,658 36,166 51,334
年轻有为 - - 27,836 51,952 46,854
见义勇为 6 9 29,213 14,716 17,199
鲜为人知 - - 30,146 24,196 30,352
不为所动 - - 30,872 33,732 35,123
不以为然 - 9 30,919 15,995 21,778
狼狈为奸 - - 30,972 56,887 42,865
碌碌无为 - - 31,740 49,487 29,725
为非作歹 - - 33,203 47,262 37,002
改为 - 9 33,397 - -
与人为善 - - 34,155 44,942 23,706
大有可为 - 9 34,771 34,790 54,411
不得已而为之 - - 35,329 48,527 45,689
不失为 - - 36,314 16,803 25,997
何乐而不为 - - 36,404 32,834 32,923
转危为安 - - 36,799 43,311 52,092
大有作为 - - 37,582 36,337 50,113
无所不为 - - 37,782 82,392 68,920
一吐为快 - - 37,918 76,309 47,981
广为 - - 38,513 15,814 22,242
勉为其难 - - 39,431 46,077 35,305
胆大妄为 - - 40,636 50,765 47,442
为时 - - 40,742 16,312 18,660
先睹为快 - - 41,729 41,541 29,130
为民除害 - - 42,031 65,928 45,648
引以为戒 - - 42,343 38,065 25,863
恣意妄为 - - 42,783 101,704 80,151
舍己为人 - - 43,030 75,359 52,399
为着 - - 43,144 - -
代为 - - 44,133 14,721 36,302
助纣为虐 - - 46,098 60,055 41,476
歃血为盟 - - 48,358 - 89,947
何乐不为 - - 49,000 80,906 58,767
不足为怪 - - 49,272 - -
难为 - - 49,546 19,533 11,001
为人师表 - - 50,949 44,725 33,258
事在人为 - - 52,197 56,815 34,393
特为 - - 55,798 42,255 44,044
有为 - - 56,238 18,703 16,484
化整为零 - - 56,813 52,331 79,754
敢作敢为 - - 56,991 74,557 65,463
民以食为天 - - 60,652 51,620 37,143
为虎作伥 - - 61,366 79,861 60,760
为准 - - 62,529 - -
各自为政 - - 63,784 33,999 52,245
步步为营 - - 65,797 48,183 37,271
画地为牢 - - 72,871 74,613 42,454
敢为人先 - - 73,133 53,581 61,715
以史为鉴 - - 76,166 - -
为富不仁 - - 76,298 64,403 42,796
逼良为娼 - - 99,046 87,559 49,146