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Definition
- to serve (as)
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to do
為善To do good.
- to act (as)
- to be
Other pronunciations
| 為 | wèi |
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Related words (130)
(to give) first (place to); (to) prioritize; (to give) priority (to); (to rely) mainly (on); to take something as the principal thing; (to be the) most important; to attach most importance (to)
to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
(one's) conduct; deed; action; activity; behavior; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; to take as; in the capacity (character, or role of); as; to look on as; to regard as
refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment; not be too hard on subject
not a slave to the bottle; able to enjoy alcohol in moderation; able to hold one's drink
not to be taken as an example; not an example to be followed; not to be taken as authoritative
to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; to consolidate at every step
to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; to do boldly what is righteous; to act bravely for a just cause; to never hesitate to do what is right; acting heroically in a just cause
to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly; to act according to one's means; to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
Idioms (80)
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evildoer; to perpetrate outrages
one divides into two; to be two-sided; there are two sides to everything; to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.
joy of first experience (idiom); the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
(lit.) to nurture a tiger invites calamity; (fig.) to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one; divide and conquer
(lit.) the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom); to feel at home anywhere; to roam about unconstrained; to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless
able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom); also written able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom); also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2]
to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom); to swear a sacred oath
villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
(lit.) to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom); (fig.) to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means; You can only spend what you earn.
what remains unseen is deemed to be clean; what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
(lit.) to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom); (fig.) to turn hostility into friendship
to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
(lit.) persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together; to go separate ways (idiom)
(lit.) turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain; very powerful and capable (idiom)
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