为

进退为难

jìn tuì wéi nán

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

逼良为娼

bī liáng wéi chāng

to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)

道不同不相为谋

dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu

lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together

医之好治不病以为功

yī zhī hào zhì bù bìng yǐ wéi gōng

doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom)

量入为出

liàng rù wéi chū

to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means

量力而为

liàng lì ér wéi

to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly

难为

nán wei

to bother

难为情

nán wéi qíng

embarrassed

颇为

pō wéi

rather

养虎为患

yǎng hǔ wéi huàn

lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity

惊为天人

jīng wéi tiān rén

lit. to be astonished as if beholding a heavenly being (idiom)

鲜为人知

xiǎn wéi rén zhī

rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown