沦为
lún wéi
Pinyin

Definition

沦为
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lún wéi
  1. to sink down to
  2. to be reduced to (sth inferior)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

以为
yǐ wéi
  1. 1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
因为
yīn wèi
  1. 1 because
  2. 2 owing to
  3. 3 on account of
成为
chéng wéi
  1. 1 to become
  2. 2 to turn into
为
wéi
  1. 1 as (in the capacity of)
  2. 2 to take sth as
  3. 3 to act as
  4. 4 to serve as
  5. 5 to behave as
  6. 6 to become
  7. 7 to be
  8. 8 to do
  9. 9 by (in the passive voice)
为了
wèi le
  1. 1 in order to
  2. 2 for the purpose of
  3. 3 so as to
为什么
wèi shén me
  1. 1 why?
  2. 2 for what reason?
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
人为
rén wéi
  1. 1 artificial
  2. 2 man-made
  3. 3 having human cause or origin
  4. 4 human attempt or effort
作为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 one's conduct
  2. 2 deed
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 accomplishment
  5. 5 achievement
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 as (in the capacity of)
  8. 8 qua
  9. 9 to view as
  10. 10 to look upon (sth as)
  11. 11 to take sth to be
分为
fēn wéi
  1. 1 to divide sth into (parts)
  2. 2 to subdivide
改为
gǎi wéi
  1. 1 to change into
更为
gèng wéi
  1. 1 even more
最为
zuì wéi
  1. 1 the most
为主
wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 to rely mainly on
  2. 2 to attach most importance to
为何
wèi hé
  1. 1 why
为啥
wèi shá
  1. 1 dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wèi shén me]
为止
wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 until
  2. 2 (used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
为难
wéi nán
  1. 1 to feel embarrassed or awkward
  2. 2 to make things difficult (for someone)
  3. 3 to find things difficult (to do or manage)
无能为力
wú néng wéi lì
  1. 1 impotent (idiom)
  2. 2 powerless
  3. 3 helpless
称为
chēng wéi
  1. 1 called
  2. 2 to call sth (by a name)
  3. 3 to name

Idioms (20)

一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
  1. 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
以慎为键
yǐ shèn wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
以邻为壑
yǐ lín wéi hè
  1. 1 to use one's neighbor as a drain
  2. 2 to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!
偶一为之
ǒu yī wéi zhī
  1. 1 to do sth once in a while (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth more as an exception than the rule
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.

Sample Sentences

意大利水城威尼斯受狂风暴雨影响，水位二十九日涨至近十年来最高位，城市四分之三沦为泽国。
Yìdàlì Shuǐchéng Wēinísī shòu kuángfēngbàoyǔ yǐngxiǎng ，shuǐwèi èrshíjiǔrì zhǎng zhì jìn shí nián lái zuì gāo wèi ，chéngshì sìfēnzhīsan lúnwéi zéguó 。
On the 29th, heavy winds and downpours caused the water level around Venice to rise to its highest level in almost a decade. More than three quarters of the city was inundated.
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