为此

為此

wèicǐ

conjunction HSK 6 #3,451

Meanings

1 for this reason; therefore
2 to this end; for this purpose

Characters

for; because of

For this — used to connect a reason or purpose to what follows.

Examples

他很后悔，为此哭了一整夜。

Tā hěn hòuhuǐ, wèi cǐ kū le yī zhěng yè.

He deeply regretted it and cried all night because of it.

公司为此投入了大量资金。

Gōngsī wèi cǐ tóurù le dàliàng zījīn.

The company invested a large amount of money for this purpose.

为此，我们制定了新的计划。

Wèi cǐ, wǒmen zhìdìng le xīn de jìhuà.

For this reason, we made a new plan.

Tips

usage

为此 is a formal connector commonly used in writing and official speech. It can appear at the beginning of a sentence (为此，我们…) or in the middle (他为此付出了很大代价).

grammar

Similar formal connectors: 因此 (yīncǐ, therefore — emphasizes cause), 为此 (wèicǐ, for this — emphasizes purpose), 对此 (duìcǐ, regarding this — introduces a response).

Stroke Order

为 wèi

此 cǐ