HSK · Level 109
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Chinese word
人为
Pronunciation
Pinyinrén wéi
Meaning
- adjectiveman-made
Example
这次火灾可能是人为引起的。zhè cì huǒ zāi kě néng shì rén wéi yín qǐ de
The fire may have been caused by people.
More examples
考古学家在土层中发现了人为痕迹，说明这里曾有人活动。káo gǔ xué jiā zài tǔ céng zhōng fā xiàn le rén wéi hén jì shuō míng zhè lǐ céng yǒu rén huó dòng
Archaeologists found signs of human activity in the soil layer, indicating that people were once active here.
Core concept
A result or condition that comes from people acting or deciding rather than from nature alone.
Common phrases
人为干预rén wéi gān yù
human intervention
人为偏差rén wéi piān chā
human bias
人为迹象rén wéi jì xiàng
signs of human activity
Similar words
人工rén gōng: Made by human labor or equipment rather than by natural forces.
人造rén zào: Made artificially by people rather than found in nature.
故意gù yì: Purposefully done because someone intends it.
Definition in Chinese
由人的行为或决策造成的，指非自然发生、由人引起的状态或结果。yóu rén de xíng wéi huò jué cè zào chéng de zhǐ fēi zì rán fā shēng yóu rén yín qǐ de zhuàng tài huò jié guǒ
Word origin
人 (rén, "person") + 为 (wéi, "to act or make") forms the idea of something brought about by people.
Usage tips
- It does not by itself show whether the human cause is deliberate or accidental, so it can describe both a planned change and an unintended result.
Other meanings
- human interventionnoun
Opposites
- 自然zì ránnaturaladjective
Related words
- 人为地rén wéi dìartificiallyadverb