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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 为所欲为

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
为所欲为 wéi suǒ yù wéi - (idiom) to do whatever one pleases

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 8,593 31,356 23,370

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
为 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)
为 wèi- because of
- for
- to
为 wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
为 wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
所 suǒ- actually
- place
- classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
- that which
- particle introducing a relative clause or passive
- CL:個|个[ge4]
欲 yù- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
欲 yù- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed
为 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)
为 wèi- because of
- for
- to
为 wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
为 wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]

Other Words Containing 为所欲为

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
为所欲为 - - 8,593 31,356 23,370