"為此" meaning in Chinese

See 為此 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /wɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/, /ɦue²² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: wèicǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˋ ㄘˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wai⁶ ci² [Cantonese, Jyutping], ⁶we-tshy₅, wèicǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wèicǐh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei⁴-tzʻŭ³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wèi-tsž [Mandarin, Yale], weytsyy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэйцы [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛjcy [Mandarin, Palladius], waih chí [Cantonese, Yale], wai⁶ tsi² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wei⁶ qi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ⁶we-tshy₅ [Northern, Wu], we^去 tshy^去 [Northern, Wu], ³hhue-tshr₂ [Northern, Wu], /ɦue²² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/ [Northern, Wu] Forms: 为此
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 為此
  1. because of this; for this reason; to this end
    Sense id: en-為此-zh-adv-NNVgwym0 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
  2. (dialectal Wu, including Shanghainese) Used to express strong evidentiality for the occurrence of an event. Tags: Wu, dialectal
    Sense id: en-為此-zh-adv-w8~-UqCf Categories (other): Shanghainese Wu, Wu Chinese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 乃末 (Shanghainese), 以故 (yǐgù) [Classical-Chinese], 以是 (yǐshì) [Classical-Chinese], 因此 (yīncǐ), 因而 (yīn'ér), 從而 (cóng'ér), 从而 (cóng'ér), 所以, (gù) [literary], 故此 (gùcǐ), 故而 (gù'ér), 於是 (yúshì), 于是 (yúshì), 於是乎 (yúshìhū) [literary], 于是乎 (yúshìhū) [literary], 是以 (shìyǐ) [literary], 是故 (shìgù) [literary], 此以 (cǐyǐ) [literary]
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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  "senses": [
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        "because of this; for this reason; to this end"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "because",
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          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
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          "to this end",
          "to this end"
        ]
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Wu Chinese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "I'll say! / Exactly! / That's what I'm talking about!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Wugniu",
            "Shanghainese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "⁶we-tshy ⁵kaon-ia",
          "text": "為此講呀。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'll say! / Exactly! / That's what I'm talking about!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Wugniu",
            "Shanghainese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "⁶we-tshy ⁵kaon-ia",
          "text": "为此讲呀。",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "You see how the team leader's having an intervention for you now, and all just because you didn't show up to the meeting!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Northern Wu",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 2013, Zhu Bannong, 莘莊方言",
          "text": "為此儂開會勿去,隊長拉批評儂。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "You see how the team leader's having an intervention for you now, and all just because you didn't show up to the meeting!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Northern Wu",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 2013, Zhu Bannong, 莘莊方言",
          "text": "为此侬开会勿去,队长拉批评侬。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Used to express strong evidentiality for the occurrence of an event."
      ],
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      "qualifier": "including Shanghainese",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal Wu, including Shanghainese) Used to express strong evidentiality for the occurrence of an event."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèicǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˋ ㄘˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁶ ci²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶we-tshy₅"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèicǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèicǐh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁴-tzʻŭ³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèi-tsž"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weytsyy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйцы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjcy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waih chí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁶ tsi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁶ qi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶we-tshy₅"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "we^去 tshy^去"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³hhue-tshr₂"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɦue²² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɦue²² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Shanghainese",
      "word": "乃末"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yǐgù",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "以故"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yǐshì",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "以是"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yīncǐ",
      "word": "因此"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yīn'ér",
      "word": "因而"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "cóng'ér",
      "word": "從而"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "cóng'ér",
      "word": "从而"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "所以"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "gù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "故"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "gùcǐ",
      "word": "故此"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "gù'ér",
      "word": "故而"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yúshì",
      "word": "於是"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yúshì",
      "word": "于是"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yúshìhū",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "於是乎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yúshìhū",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "于是乎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shìyǐ",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "是以"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shìgù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "是故"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "cǐyǐ",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "此以"
    }
  ],
  "word": "為此"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 此",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 為",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "glosses": [
        "because of this; for this reason; to this end"
      ],
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          "to this end",
          "to this end"
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        "Shanghainese Wu",
        "Wu Chinese",
        "Wu terms with quotations",
        "Wu terms with usage examples"
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          "english": "I'll say! / Exactly! / That's what I'm talking about!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Wugniu",
            "Shanghainese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "⁶we-tshy ⁵kaon-ia",
          "text": "為此講呀。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'll say! / Exactly! / That's what I'm talking about!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Wugniu",
            "Shanghainese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "⁶we-tshy ⁵kaon-ia",
          "text": "为此讲呀。",
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        },
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          "english": "You see how the team leader's having an intervention for you now, and all just because you didn't show up to the meeting!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Northern Wu",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 2013, Zhu Bannong, 莘莊方言",
          "text": "為此儂開會勿去,隊長拉批評儂。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "You see how the team leader's having an intervention for you now, and all just because you didn't show up to the meeting!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Northern Wu",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 2013, Zhu Bannong, 莘莊方言",
          "text": "为此侬开会勿去,队长拉批评侬。",
          "type": "quote"
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      "glosses": [
        "Used to express strong evidentiality for the occurrence of an event."
      ],
      "qualifier": "including Shanghainese",
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        "(dialectal Wu, including Shanghainese) Used to express strong evidentiality for the occurrence of an event."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèicǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˋ ㄘˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁶ ci²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶we-tshy₅"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèicǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèicǐh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁴-tzʻŭ³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèi-tsž"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weytsyy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйцы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjcy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waih chí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁶ tsi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁶ qi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶we-tshy₅"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "we^去 tshy^去"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³hhue-tshr₂"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɦue²² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦue²² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Shanghainese",
      "word": "乃末"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐgù",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "以故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐshì",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "以是"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīncǐ",
      "word": "因此"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīn'ér",
      "word": "因而"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cóng'ér",
      "word": "從而"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cóng'ér",
      "word": "从而"
    },
    {
      "word": "所以"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùcǐ",
      "word": "故此"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gù'ér",
      "word": "故而"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yúshì",
      "word": "於是"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yúshì",
      "word": "于是"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yúshìhū",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "於是乎"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yúshìhū",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "于是乎"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shìyǐ",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "是以"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shìgù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "是故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cǐyǐ",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "此以"
    }
  ],
  "word": "為此"
}

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    "為此"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "為此",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "page/2196",
  "msg": "parse_linkage_recurse unhandled NodeKind.URL: <URL(['https://wiki.local/w/index.php?action=edit&title=Thesaurus%3A%E5%9B%A0%E6%AD%A4'], ['edit']){} >",
  "path": [
    "為此"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "為此",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-11-21 using wiktextract (95d2be1 and 64224ec). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.