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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 人为

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
人为 rén wéi - artificial
- man-made
- having human cause or origin
- human attempt or effort

List Ranking:

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
6 8 13,086 5,463 8,025

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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]

Other Words Containing 人为

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
人为 6 8 13,086 5,463 8,025
助人为乐 - - 26,973 36,342 27,481
与人为善 - - 34,155 44,942 23,706
事在人为 - - 52,197 56,815 34,393