有为

有為
yǒuwéi
  1. promising
  2. to show promise

CEDICT

to have had achievements; to be high-achieving

Wiktionary

  1. 有所作为。
  2. 佛教用语。指由因缘条件所构成的现象。

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 为 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)
=2 为 wéi variant of 为 wéi

Containing this entry

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

Related entries

有戏 yǒuxì
  1. (coll.) promising
  2. likely to turn out well
有潜力 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

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