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为了

wèi le · wei le

Traditional 為了

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. for; for the purpose of; in order to
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Morning run

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)跑步(pǎobù)？

    Why do you run every morning?

  2. Dengdeng

    为了(wèile)身体(shēntǐ)好(hǎo)。

    To stay healthy.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)睡到(shuìdào)十(shí)点(diǎn)，也(yě)是(shì)为了(wèile)身体(shēntǐ)好(hǎo)。

    I sleep until ten, also to stay healthy.

  4. Dengdeng

    睡觉(shuìjiào)也(yě)是(shì)为了(wèile)健康(jiànkāng)吗(ma)？

    Sleeping is for health too?

  5. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)。为了(wèile)健康(jiànkāng)，每天(měitiān)必须(bìxū)睡(shuì)八(bā)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Of course. For health you must sleep eight hours.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)为了(wèile)你的(nǐde)健康(jiànkāng)，我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)不(bù)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    Then for your health, I won't wake you tomorrow.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)为(wèi)了(le)买(mǎi)车(chē)向(xiàng)银(yín)行(háng)借(jiè)款(kuǎn)。

He borrowed money from the bank in order to buy a car.

Tatoeba: Chinese by saran · English by TracyPoff · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)了(le)身(shēn)体(tǐ)健(jiàn)康(kāng)，他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)坚(jiān)持(chí)跑(pǎo)步(bù)。

For the sake of his health, he keeps running every day.

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为
wèi

because of; for

了
le

(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)

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