为了

wèile

for; in order to

prepositionHSK 3.0 word list · Band 3trad. 為了
Dictionary entry

for; for the purpose of; in order to

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为了学汉语,他来了中国。

Wèile xué Hànyǔ, tā lái le Zhōngguó.

English

To learn Chinese, he came to China.

为了孩子,她换了工作。

Wèile háizi, tā huàn le gōngzuò.

English

For her child, she changed jobs.

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  • 为了你for you
  • 为了工作for work

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