HSK 3

为 meaning in Chinese

wèi

Without tone marks: wei

for, because of

preposition

Traditional 為

Example

为什么你的脑袋那么聪明呢?

wèishénme nǐ de nǎodai nàme cōngming ne?

Why are you so smart?

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