為了

See also: 爲了 and 为了

Chinese
 
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
trad. (為了/爲了) 為/爲 了
simp. (为了) 为 了

Pronunciation

Preposition

為了

  1. for the sake of; in order to; for; to
    是為了你自己好。 / 是为了你自己好。  ―  Shì wèile nǐ zìjǐ hǎo.  ―  It's for your own good.
    為了出國，他準備爭取獎學金。 [MSC, trad.]
    为了出国，他准备争取奖学金。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wèile chūguó, tā zhǔnbèi zhēngqǔ jiǎngxuéjīn. [Pinyin]
    He was going for a scholarship in order to go abroad.
    她想為了愛而結婚，而不是為了錢。 [MSC, trad.]
    她想为了爱而结婚，而不是为了钱。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā xiǎng wèile ài ér jiéhūn, ér bùshì wèile qián. [Pinyin]
    She wants to marry for love, not for money.
    為了方便學生購買回家車票，學校已開展各種活動。 [MSC, trad.]
    为了方便学生购买回家车票，学校已开展各种活动。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wèile fāngbiàn xuéshēng gòumǎi huíjiā chēpiào, xuéxiào yǐ kāizhǎn gèzhǒng huódòng. [Pinyin]
    The school has launched a number of programs to make it convenient for students to purchase tickets home.

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