人为

人為

rénwéi

adjective HSK 7 #13,086

Meanings

1 man-made
2 artificial
3 caused by humans

Characters

Literally 'human-made' — caused by people rather than nature

Examples

这次事故是人为造成的。

Zhè cì shìgù shì rénwéi zàochéng de.

This accident was caused by human error.

人为因素是导致环境恶化的主要原因。

Rénwéi yīnsù shì dǎozhì huánjìng èhuà de zhǔyào yuányīn.

Human factors are the main cause of environmental degradation.

Tips

usage

人为 emphasizes that something is caused by humans (often negatively), while 人造 means 'man-made' as in manufactured/constructed. 人为因素 = human factors; 人造卫星 = man-made satellite.

Stroke Order

人 rén

为 wèi