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為

wéi ㄨㄟˊ (3): 作，做。 Do.
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《墨子·經上》:	知，聞、說、親，名、實、合、為。 Show complete text
	Zhi (know). By hearsay, by explanation, by personal experience. The name, the object, how to relate, how to act.
《孟子·梁惠王上》:	為長者折枝，語人曰『我不能』，是不為也，非不能也。 Show complete text
	In such a matter as breaking off a branch from a tree at the order of a superior, if you say to people "I am not able to do it," that is a case of not doing it, it is not a case of not being able to do it.