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为了

為了
wèile
preposition HSK 3 #220

Meanings

  1. 1 for
  2. 2 in order to

Characters

为
wèi
for; for the sake of
了
le
particle

Examples

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 hěn duō.
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.

Tips

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 (yīnwèi, because).

Stroke Order

为 wèi
了 le

Related Words

为 wèi HSK 3 #98
for / because of / for the sake of
了 le HSK 3 #5
completed action marker (after a verb) / change of state marker (at end of sentence)
除了 chúle HSK 3 #626
apart from / besides / except
称为 chēngwéi HSK 3 #3,284
to be called; to be known as / to be referred to as
为什么 wèishénme HSK 2 #86
why
为止 wéizhǐ HSK 5 #1,582
up to (a point) / until
变为 biànwéi HSK 3 #10,384
to change into / to become / to turn into
为难 wéinán HSK 5 #6,637
to feel embarrassed / to make things difficult for / to be in a dilemma
以为 yǐwéi HSK 2 #235
to think (mistakenly) / to assume
认为 rènwéi HSK 2 #171
to think / to believe / to consider
为了 wèile
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