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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

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)

为了

wèi le

1 in order to
2 for the purpose of
3 so as to

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

意大利水城威尼斯受狂风暴雨影响，水位二十九日涨至近十年来最高位，城市四分之三沦为泽国。

Yìdàlì Shuǐchéng Wēinísī shòu kuángfēngbàoyǔ yǐngxiǎng ，shuǐwèi èrshíjiǔrì zhǎng zhì jìn shí nián lái zuì gāo wèi ，chéngshì sìfēnzhīsan lúnwéi zéguó 。

On the 29th, heavy winds and downpours caused the water level around Venice to rise to its highest level in almost a decade. More than three quarters of the city was inundated.

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