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wéi / wèi / wéi / wèi
HSK 2

English Meaning

(wéi) as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) | (wèi) because of; for; to | (wéi) variant of 为 | (wèi) variant of 为

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
步步为营啊
HSK 2 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You're really playing the long game strategically, aren't you?”

1. PREVIOUS

不只是我 我爸也特别认可你

“Not just me, my dad thinks highly of you, too.”

2. TARGET TURN 步步为营啊

“He's acting cautiously.”

3. NEXT

快要被拿下了

“He's almost won her over.”

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那是因为她不想让你们知道
HSK 2 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“She deliberately kept it from you, which shows how far apart you really are.”

1. PREVIOUS

我怎么会什么都不知道呢

“How could I not know anything?”

“That's because she didn't want you to know.”

3. NEXT

在蕾蕾心里

“In her heart,”

《危险关系》 · family_and_home
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你为什么打我 打你
HSK 2 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“"Why am I hitting you? Hit you? Do I even need a reason to hit you?"”

1. PREVIOUS

勒着我的脖子 然后就开始打我

“grabbed me by the neck, and started beating me.”

“Why are you beating me? Why?”

3. NEXT

我打你需要理由吗 我不高兴我就可以打你

“Do I need a reason? I can beat you if I'm unhappy!”

《危险关系》 · crisis_and_conflict
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