为了

為了

wèile

preposition HSK 3 #220

Meanings

为了学中文，他去了中国。

Wèile xué Zhōngwén, tā qù le Zhōngguó.

In order to learn Chinese, he went to China.

我为了你做了很多。

Wǒ wèile nǐ zuò le hěnduō.

I did a lot for you.

为了健康，我每天跑步。

Wèile jiànkāng, wǒ měitiān pǎobù.

For my health, I run every day.

grammar

为了 + purpose/goal, then the action: 为了考试，我学习了很久. The purpose clause usually comes first.

mistakes

为 is read wèi (4th tone) in 为了, meaning 'for.' Don't confuse with 因为 (because).

为 wéi

了 le