| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 步步為營 | 步步为营 | bù bù wéi yíng | advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; consolidate at every step |
| 不失為 | 不失为 | bù shī wéi | can still be considered (to be...); may after all be accepted as |
| 不為已甚 | 不为已甚 | bù wéi yǐ shèn | refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment; not be too hard on subject |
| 不以為然 | 不以为然 | bù yǐ wéi rán | object to; take exception to; not approve |
| 不足為訓 | 不足为训 | bù zú wéi xùn | not to be taken as an example; not an example to be followed; not to be taken as authoritative |
| 稱為 | 称为 | chēng wéi | (v) call; name; be called |
| 成為 | 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 大有可為 | 大有可为 | dà yǒu kě wéi | (saying) sth is well worth doing; have a bright future |
| 到目前為止 | 到目前为止 | dào mù qián wéi zhǐ | until now; so far |
| 合為 | 合为 | hé wéi | to combine |
| 華為 | 华为 | Huá wèi | Huawei Technologies, PCR electronics company |
| 極為 | 极为 | jí wéi | (adv) extremely |
| 極為龐大 | 极为庞大 | jí wéi páng dà | monumental |
| 康有為 | 康有为 | Kāng Yǒu wéi | Kang Youwei |
| 列為 | 列为 | liè wéi | be classified as |
| 另存為 | 另存为 | lìng cún wèi | save as (a file) |
| 名為 | 名为 | míng wèi | named as |
| 難為情 | 难为情 | nán wéi qíng | embarrassed |
| 朋比為奸 | 朋比为奸 | péng bǐ wéi jiān | to conspire; to gang up |
| 犍為 | 犍为 | Qián wèi | (N) Qianwei (place in Sichuan) |
| 侵權行為 | 侵权行为 | qīn quán xíng wéi | tort |
| 人為 | 人为 | rén wéi | (adj) artificial; (n) human attempt or effort |
| 認為 | 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 商業行為 | 商业行为 | shāng yè xíng wéi | business activity; commercial activity |
| 視為 | 视为 | shì wéi | (v) deem; see as; regard as |
| 所作所為 | 所作所为 | suǒ zuò suǒ wéi | (n) one's conduct and deeds |
| 為 | 为 | wéi | act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
| 為難 | 为难 | wéi nán | make things difficult for |
| 為期 | 为期 | wéi qī | (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time) |
| 為生 | 为生 | wéi shēng | to make a living |
| 為時 | 为时 | wéi shí | timewise; pertaining to time |
| 為時過早 | 为时过早 | wéi shí guò zǎo | premature; too soon |
| 為首 | 为首 | wéi shǒu | head; be headed by |
| 為所欲為 | 为所欲为 | wéi suǒ yù wéi | do whatever one pleases |
| 為止 | 为止 | wéi zhǐ | until |
| 為 | 为 | wèi | because of; for; to |
| 為此 | 为此 | wèi cǐ | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end |
| 為何 | 为何 | wèi hé | why |
| 為了 | 为了 | wèi le | in order to; for the purpose of; so as to |
| 為什麼 | 为什么 | wèi shén me | why; for what reason |
| 為甚麼 | 为甚么 | wèi shén me | why; for what reason |
| 蔚為 | 蔚为 | wèi wéi | to afford (a view of sth, e.g.) |
| 無能為力 | 无能为力 | wú néng wéi lì | (idiom) powerless; impotent |
| 無所作為 | 无所作为 | wú suǒ zuò wéi | (saying) coasting; without any initiative or drive |
| 無為 | 无为 | Wú wèi | (N) Wuwei (place in Anhui) |
| 習以為常 | 习以为常 | xí yǐ wéi cháng | be accustomed or used to |
| 行為 | 行为 | xíng wéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 行為主義 | 行为主义 | xíng wéi zhǔ yì | behaviorism |
| 性行為 | 性行为 | xìng xíng wéi | sexual behavior |
| 以為 | 以为 | yǐ wéi | consider (that); believe |
| 因為 | 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 最為 | 最为 | zuì wéi | the most |
| 作為 | 作为 | zuò wéi | accomplish; action; to regard (sth as sth); to look upon (sth as); conduct |
| 做為 | 做为 | zuò wéi | act as |
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