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列为 (liè wéi) — to be classified as

Definition

列为 (lièwéi) is a formal written verb meaning 'to be classified as / designated as,' used in official, academic, or report-style contexts — not in everyday speech. It often appears in passive 被 constructions to mark something into a category.

verb
to be classified as

Examples

  • 列为。
    Tā bèi liè wéi gōng sī zuì yōu xiù de yuán gōng.
    He was classified as the best employee in the company.
  • 列为。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù bèi liè wéi jīn nián de zhòng diǎn gōng chéng.
    This project was classified as a key project this year.
  • 列为。
    Zhè zhǒng jí bìng yǐ jīng bèi liè wéi màn xìng bìng.
    This disease has already been classified as a chronic illness.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

列lièlist
为wèibecome

列 means 'list' and 为 means 'become', so the word is to classify something as a category.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 為; 为 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 為 showed a hand holding an elephant; the simplified 为 is a later shorthand.

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