有為

有为
yǒuwéi
  1. promising
  2. to show promise

CEDICT

to have had achievements; to be high-achieving

Wiktionary

  1. 有所作為。
  2. 佛教用語。指由因緣條件所構成的現象。

重編國語辭典

有所作为。

維基詞典

Examples

他是个有为的青年。

He is a promising youth.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
2 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)

Containing this entry

年輕有為 niánqīngyǒuwéi young and promising
康有為 Kāng Yǒuwéi Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898
有為有守 yǒuwéiyǒushǒu
  1. able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
  2. also written 有守有為 yǒushǒuyǒuwéi
發奮有為 fāfènyǒuwéi to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)

Related entries

有戲 yǒuxì
  1. (coll.) promising
  2. likely to turn out well
有潛力 yǒuqiánlì
  1. promising
  2. showing potential
有希望 yǒuxīwàng
  1. hopeful
  2. promising
  3. prospective
你认为有希望吗？

Do you think there's a hope?

Source: Tatoeba

有望 yǒuwàng
  1. hopeful
  2. promising
有望会变晴。

The weather promises to clear up.

Source: Tatoeba

遠大 yuǎndà
  1. far-reaching
  2. broad
  3. ambitious
  4. promising
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