Results for “为”

to do sth once in a while (idiom) / to do sth more as an exception than the rule

(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)

buried and at rest (idiom) / Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)

altruistic behavior

until now / so far

to make a conscious effort / to do something deliberately

demotion to commoner (idiom)

pleasure from helping others

lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy

to try one's best to do sth (idiom)

to tackle a difficult job (idiom) / to do sth reluctantly

lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship

to break up the whole into pieces (idiom) / dealing with things one by one / divide and conquer

to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)

(idiom) to come to nothing

lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)

to be considered to be / to be defined to be / to be called

lit. the guest acts as host (idiom) / fig. to turn from passive to active behavior

antisocial behavior

Save As ... (menu option in a software application)

one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain

to do things each in one's own way

to combine

united as one / e pluribus unum

business activity / commercial activity

to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)

to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom) / to feel at home anywhere / to roam about unconstrained / to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own

a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart

to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future

to take as a guiding principle (idiom)

to like to lecture others (idiom)

to do one's best / to shape up / to fend for oneself / you're on your own

to take rash action

premarital sex

petty favors

keenly observant of trivial details

Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)

see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi]

magnanimous (idiom) / generous

Few words are best. / Brevity is the soul of wit.