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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.)

因为

yīn wèi

1 because
2 owing to
3 on account of

成为

chéng wéi

1 to become
2 to turn into

准备

zhǔn bèi

1 preparation
2 to prepare
3 to intend
4 to be about to
5 reserve (fund)

为

wéi

1 as (in the capacity of)
2 to take sth as
3 to act as
4 to serve as
5 to behave as
6 to become
7 to be
8 to do
9 by (in the passive voice)

Idioms (20)

一之为甚

yī zhī wéi shèn

1 once is more than enough (idiom)

一分为二

yī fēn wéi èr

1 one divides into two
2 to be two-sided
3 there are two sides to everything
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 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

一言为定

yī yán wéi dìng

1 (idiom) it's a deal
2 that's settled then

一言为重

yī yán wéi zhòng

1 each word carries weight
2 a promise must be kept (idiom)

Sample Sentences

比如用户家里有一台液晶电视需要回收，就可以打开“垃圾分类回收”，选择品类、品牌、使用年限、尺寸、屏幕外观、功能状况等选项，最后系统会自动计算出一个预估回收价（最终成交价以上门面议为准）。

bǐrú yònghù jiālǐ yǒu yī tái yèjīng diànshì xūyào huíshōu ，jiù kěyǐ dǎkāi “lājī fēnlèi huíshōu ”，xuǎnzé pǐnlèi 、pǐnpái 、shǐyòng niánxiàn 、chǐcun 、píngmù wàiguān 、gōngnéng zhuàngkuàng děng xuǎnxiàng ，zuìhòu xìtǒng huì zìdòng jìsuàn chū yīgē yùgū huíshōu jià （zuìzhōng chéngjiāojià yǐ shàngmén miànyì wéizhǔn ）。

For example, if there is an LCD TV in the user's home that needs to be recycled, you can open the “Garbage Collection and Recycling” and select options such as category, brand, age, size, screen appearance, and functional status. Finally, the system will automatically calculate an estimated recovery price (The final transaction price is when the collector goes for pickup)

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