為

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)

because of / for / to

why? / for what reason?

in order to / for the purpose of / so as to

why

to conduct oneself / behavior / conduct / personal character

for sb / for others' interest

to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to

to associate with / to keep company with

to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle

to sink down to / to be reduced to (sth inferior)

to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher

the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary

to be valued above all else

used in the construction 以...為例|以...为例, "to take ... as an example"

dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]

doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)

the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

to make it one's business / to take upon oneself to

Serve the People!, CCP political slogan

the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).