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为主 (wéi zhǔ): To rely mainly on (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

为主 consists of 2 characters.

to be; to become; to act as

master, host, main, primary

Word Info

Pinyinwéi zhǔ

Meaningto rely mainly on

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0—

Syntaxverb

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 为主.

Words with 为

因为yīn wèiHSK 2
为什么wèi shén meHSK 2
为了wèi leHSK 3
认为rèn wéiHSK 3
以为yǐ wéiHSK 4
分为fēn wéiHSK 4
成为chéng wéiHSK 4
作为zuò wéiHSK 5

Words with 主

主要zhǔ yàoHSK 3
主意zhǔ yiHSK 4
主人zhǔ rénHSK 5
主任zhǔ rènHSK 5
主动zhǔ dòngHSK 5
主席zhǔ xíHSK 5
主张zhǔ zhāngHSK 5
主持

zhǔ chí

HSK 5

3.

Example Sentences with 为主

zhè这

ge个

guó国

jiā家

shǐ使

yòng用

měi美

yuán元

zuò作

wéi为

zhǔ主

yào要

huò货

bì币

。

This country uses the US dollar as its main currency.

zhè这

ge个

xiǎo小

zhèn镇

yǐ以

yú渔

yè业

wéi为

zhǔ主

zuò作

wéi为

zhǔ主

rén人

，

wǒ我

men们

yào要

rè热

qíng

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

yǐ以

ài爱

qíng情

wéi为

zhǔ主

zhè这

ge个

dì地

qū区

yǐ以

xù畜

mù牧

wéi为

zhǔ主

zhè这

ge个

dì地

qū区

de的

dì地

xíng形

yǐ以

qiū丘

líng

zuò作

wéi为

zhǔ主

bàn办

fāng方

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào

zài在

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

，

cè侧

yì翼

bù部

duì队

de的

zài在

zhé哲

xué学

yán研

jiū究

zhōng中

，

zhè这

ge个

lǐ理

shī狮

zi子

tōng通

cháng常

zài在

yè夜

jiān间

bǔ捕

shí食

，

yào

要

jīng经

jì济

lái来

yuán源

。

This small town relies on fishery as its main economic source.

情

zhāo招

dài待

měi每

yī一

wèi位

kè客

rén人

，

ràng让

tā他

men们

gǎn感

dào到

bīn宾

zhì至

rú如

guī归

。

As hosts, we should warmly welcome every guest and make them feel at home.

tí

题

，

jiǎng讲

shù述

le了

yí一

gè个

gǎn感

rén人

de的

gù故

shì事

。

This movie takes love as its theme and tells a touching story.

，

yǎng养

le了

hěn很

duō多

niú牛

yáng羊

。

This region focuses on animal husbandry, raising many cattle and sheep.

陵

wéi为

zhǔ主

，

shì适

hé合

zhòng种

zhí植

chá茶

shù树

。

The terrain of this area is mainly hilly, which is suitable for growing tea trees.

要

fù负

zé责

ān安

pái排

huì会

yì议

de的

suǒ所

yǒu有

xì细

jié节

。

As the host, we need to be responsible for arranging all the details of the conference.

rèn任

wù务

shì是

qiān牵

zhì制

dí敌

jūn军

zhǔ主

lì力

，

wéi为

zhǔ主

gōng攻

chuàng创

zào造

jī机

huì会

。

In war, the flank forces' task is to pin down the enemy's main force, creating opportunities for the main attack.

lùn论

zhǐ只

shì是

zhòng众

duō多

zhī支

liú流

zhī之

yī一

，

shàng尚

wèi未

chéng成

wéi为

zhǔ主

liú流

sī思

xiǎng想

。

In philosophical research, this theory is just one of many tributaries and has not yet become a mainstream thought.

yǐ以

líng羚

yáng羊

wéi为

zhǔ主

yào要

liè猎

wù物

。

Lions usually hunt at night, with antelopes as their main prey.