起见 (qǐ jiàn) — for the sake of; in order to (used only in the fixed pattern 为...起见)
Definition
起见 (qǐjiàn) never stands alone — it appears only after 为...起见, meaning 'for the sake of' the noun before it (e.g. 为安全起见, 为方便起见).
noun
for the sake ofin order to (used only in the fixed pattern 为...起见)
Examples
- 起见，。Wèi ān quán qǐ jiàn, qǐng xì hǎo ān quán dài.For safety's sake, please fasten your seatbelt.
- 起见，。Wèi fāng biàn qǐ jiàn, wǒ men bǎ huì yì gǎi dào le xiàn shàng.For the sake of convenience, we moved the meeting online.
- 起见，。Wèi jiàn kāng qǐ jiàn, tā měi tiān jiān chí pǎo bù.For the sake of health, he insists on running every day.
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