人为 rénwèi
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rénwèi
adjective
man-made
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: such as a man-made problem, disaster, etc -
rénwèi
adjective
artificial; manmade
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '人為'; Guoyu '人為')
Contained in
- 事在人为(事在人為) the matter depends on the individual; it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.
- 人为财死，鸟为食亡(人為財死，鳥為食亡) human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food
- 以人为本(以人為本) people-oriented
- 助人为乐(助人為樂) pleasure from helping others
- 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉(人為刀俎，我為魚肉) to be the meat on sb's chopping block; to be at sb's mercy
- 拜人为师(拜人為師) to acknowledge as one's teacher
- 人为土(人為土) Anthrosols
- 与人为善(與人為善) to be of service to others
- 助人为快乐之本(助人為快樂之本) pleasure from helping others
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷八十二下 方術列傳 Volume 82b: Biographies of Alchemists 2 Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 3
- 卷三百九十 列傳第一百四十九 李衡 王自中 家愿 張綱 張大經 蔡洸 莫濛 周淙 劉章 沈作賓 Volume 390 Biographies 149: Li Heng, Wang Zizhong, Jia Yuan, Zhang Gang, Zhang Dajing, Cai Guang, Mo Meng, Zhou Cong, Liu Zhang, Shen Zuobin History of Song 宋史 — count: 2
- 卷三百二十九 列傳第二百十七 西域一 Volume 329 Biographies 217: Western Regions 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 2
- 卷一百二十九 列傳第十六: 來阿八赤 紐璘 阿剌罕 阿塔海 唆都 李恒 Volume 129 Biographies 16: Lai'abachi, Niulin, Alahan, Atahai, Suodou, Li Heng History of Yuan 元史 — count: 2
- 卷一百四十四 列傳第三十一: 答里麻 月魯帖木兒 卜顏鐵木兒 星吉 福壽 道童 Volume 144 Biographies 31: Dalima, Yuelutiemuer, Buyantiemuer, Xingji, Fushou, Daotong History of Yuan 元史 — count: 1
- 卷十八 魏書十八 二李臧文呂許典二龐閻傳 Volume 18: Book of Wei 18 - Biographies of the two Lis, Zang, Wen, Lü, Xu, Dian, the two Pangs, and Yan Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 1
- 卷二十三 魏書二十三 和常楊杜趙裴傳 Volume 23: Book of Wei 23 - Biographies of He, Chang, Yang, Du, Zhao, and Pei Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 1
- 卷一百三十一 列傳第十八: 速哥 囊加歹 忙兀台 奧魯赤 完者都 伯帖木兒 懷都 亦黑迷失 拜降 Volume 131 Biographies 18: Suge, Nangjiadai, Mangwutai, Aoluchi, Wanzhedou, Botiemuer, Huaidou, Yiheimishi, Baijiang History of Yuan 元史 — count: 1
- 晉紀 Records of the Jin Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 1
- 卷六十 吳書十五 賀全呂周鍾離傳 Volume 60: Book of Wu 15 - Biographies of He, Quan, Lü, Zhou, and Zhongli Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 1
Collocations
- 使人为 (使人为) 而能使人為之哀樂 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九 主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 5
- 一人为 (一人为) 令一人為負以車 — Guanzi 管子, 匡君大匡第十八 Chapter 18: Correcting a Ruler from Making a Grave Error — count: 4
- 梓人为 (梓人为) 梓人為筍虡 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 3
- 五百人为 (五百人为) 萬有二千五百人為軍 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 3
- 五人为 (五人为) 五人為伍 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 3
- 人为伍 (人为伍) 五人為伍 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 3
- 人为卒 (人为卒) 百人為卒 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 2
- 人为客 (人为客) 管人为客 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 聘禮 第八 8. Rites of courtesy calls — count: 2
- 陶人为 (陶人为) 陶人為甗 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 2
- 武人为 (武人为) 武人為于大君 — Book of Changes 易經, 履 Lu — count: 2