Results for “为”

a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wáng Wéi])

very / extremely

slightly

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom) / fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[huà dì wéi láo]

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)

of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)

what remains unseen is deemed to be clean / what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)

see 耳聽為虛，眼見為實|耳听为虚，眼见为实[ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí]

to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)

to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness

see 精誠所至，金石為開|精诚所至，金石为开[jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi]

lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom) / fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere

collectively known as / to call sth as a group

lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain / very powerful and capable (idiom)

(idiom) what one hears may be unreliable, but what one sees is true / seeing is believing

see 恣意妄為|恣意妄为[zì yì wàng wéi]

daring / presumptuous / daredevil

(idiom) to fight the whole world

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

(idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw

to take profits and lock in one's gains

see 蔚成[wèi chéng]

see 蔚為大觀|蔚为大观[wèi wéi dà guān]

to afford a magnificent sight (idiom) / enchanting

to form a cohesive whole / to fuse together

behaviorism

behavioral data (marketing)

code of conduct / standard of conduct

performance art

performance artist

foraging

to view as dangerous (idiom) / afraid to do sth

to consider sb as close friend (idiom) / to take into one's confidence

to do sth oneself

one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom)

denoted by

(idiom) a wise person adapts to changing circumstances

see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]