为时
wéi shí
Pinyin

Definition

为时
 - 
wéi shí
  1. timewise
  2. pertaining to time

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

以为
yǐ wéi
  1. 1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
同时
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
因为
yīn wèi
  1. 1 because
  2. 2 owing to
  3. 3 on account of
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
成为
chéng wéi
  1. 1 to become
  2. 2 to turn into
时
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi
时候
shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
时光
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
时尚
shí shàng
  1. 1 fashion
  2. 2 fad
  3. 3 fashionable
时间
shí jiān
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 period
  3. 3 CL:段[duàn]
为
wéi
  1. 1 as (in the capacity of)
  2. 2 to take sth as
  3. 3 to act as
  4. 4 to serve as
  5. 5 to behave as
  6. 6 to become
  7. 7 to be
  8. 8 to do
  9. 9 by (in the passive voice)
为了
wèi le
  1. 1 in order to
  2. 2 for the purpose of
  3. 3 so as to
为什么
wèi shén me
  1. 1 why?
  2. 2 for what reason?
认为
rèn wéi
  1. 1 to believe
  2. 2 to think
  3. 3 to consider
  4. 4 to feel
随时
suí shí
  1. 1 at any time
  2. 2 at all times
  3. 3 at the right time
一时
yī shí
  1. 1 a period of time
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 for a short while
  4. 4 temporary
  5. 5 momentary
  6. 6 at the same time
不时
bù shí
  1. 1 from time to time
  2. 2 now and then
  3. 3 occasionally
  4. 4 frequently
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
人为
rén wéi
  1. 1 artificial
  2. 2 man-made
  3. 3 having human cause or origin
  4. 4 human attempt or effort
何时
hé shí
  1. 1 when

Idioms (20)

一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
  1. 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
不识时务
bù shí shí wù
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
以慎为键
yǐ shèn wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
以邻为壑
yǐ lín wéi hè
  1. 1 to use one's neighbor as a drain
  2. 2 to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!

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