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)

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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