人为 (rén wéi) — artificial, man-made (caused by human action)
Definition
人为 focuses on 'man-made, caused by humans' (especially accidents or problems), more formal than 假 and more blame-focused than 人工.
adjective
artificialman-made (caused by human action)
Examples
- 人为。Zhè cì shì gù shì rén wéi de.This accident was man-made.
- 人为。Wǒ men yīng gāi jiǎn shǎo rén wéi yīn sù.We should reduce human factors.
- 人为。Zhè zhǒng rén wéi gān yù kě néng dài lái wèn tí.This kind of human intervention may bring problems.
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