wéi
人为
do; human-made
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to do; to act; to accomplish through human effort
literaryUsed in literary or formal contexts to emphasize that success or outcome depends on human action, as in the proverb 事在人为.
Shì事
zài在
rén人
wéi为
，
zhǐ只
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
jiù就
néng能
chéng成
gōng功
。
Success depends on human effort; you can achieve it if you work hard.
Zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
néng能
fǒu否
shí实
xiàn现
，
quán全
zài在
rén人
wéi为
。
Whether this plan can be realized depends entirely on human action.
adjective
human-made; artificial; man-made (often for negative things)
neutralUsed as an attributive adjective (属性词) to describe problems, obstacles, or difficulties created by humans. Often carries a negative or troublesome connotation.
Zhè这
chǎng场
huǒ火
zāi灾
shì是
rén人
wéi为
de的
，
bù不
shì是
yì意
wài外
。
This fire was man-made, not an accident.
Tā他
men们
shè设
zhì置
le了
xǔ许
duō多
rén人
wéi为
de的
zhàng障
ài碍
。
They set up many artificial obstacles.
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Bù不
yào要
gěi给
zì自
jǐ己
zhì制
zào造
rén人
wéi为
de的
kùn困
nan难
。
Don't create artificial difficulties for yourself.
Huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
zhǔ主
yào要
shì是
rén人
wéi为
yīn因
sù素
zào造
chéng成
de的
。
Environmental pollution is mainly caused by human factors.