汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 人為 hsk 6
rén wéi
人為 (人为)
artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
人工 人造 事在人為
自然
❶〈动〉人去做：事在～。❷〈形〉属性词。人造成的（用于不如意的事）：～的障碍｜～的困难。
COMMON WORDS WITH 人為
以人為本 ( 以人为本 )
yǐ rén wéi běn
people-oriented
( 以人为本 )
人滿為患 ( 人满为患 )
rén mǎn wéi huàn
packed with people / overcrowded / overpopulation
( 人满为患 )
與人為善 ( 与人为善 )
yǔ rén wéi shàn
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
( 与人为善 )
事在人為 ( 事在人为 )
shì zài rén wéi
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
( 事在人为 )
助人為樂 ( 助人为乐 )
zhù rén wéi lè
pleasure from helping others (idiom)
( 助人为乐 )
人爲刀俎 ( 人为刀俎 )
rén wéi dāo zǔ
Artificial knife
( 人为刀俎 )
人不為己，天誅地滅 ( 人不为己，天诛地灭 )
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you. / Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
( 人不为己，天诛地灭 )
助人為快樂之本 ( 助人为快乐之本 )
zhù rén wéi kuài lè zhī běn
pleasure from helping others
( 助人为快乐之本 )
拜人為師 ( 拜人为师 )
bài rén wéi shī
to acknowledge as one's teacher
( 拜人为师 )
若要人不知，除非己莫為 ( 若要人不知，除非己莫为 )
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
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.
( 若要人不知，除非己莫为 )
人為刀俎，我為魚肉 ( 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 )
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy
( 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 )
人為土 ( 人为土 )
Rén wéi tǔ
Anthrosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
( 人为土 )
人為財死，鳥為食亡 ( 人为财死，鸟为食亡 )
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom) / fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
( 人为财死，鸟为食亡 )
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