為

wai6 · wai4

(conjunction) 1. As; (verb) · do; (noun) · behaviour; 2. Conduct; (of suffix) used after an adverb or after an adjective to form an adverb.

Frequency Band 23 Written Forms

Meanings

wai6

(conjunction) 1. As; (verb)
do; (noun)
behaviour; 2. Conduct; (of suffix) used after an adverb or after an adjective to form an adverb.

wai4

to do
to be
to govern
to act as
be…by
used after an adjective to form an adverb
used after an adverb for emphasis
as (in the capacity of)
to take something as
to serve as
to behave as
to become

wai6

because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)

Written Forms

為Traditional · Main Form

为Alternate Form

爲Alternate Form