为了 (wèi le) — for the purpose of, in order to, for the sake of
Definition
为了 (wèi le) marks a purpose or goal — 'in order to, for the sake of'. It precedes a noun/verb phrase as a preposition; 以便 is the formal conjunction that introduces a full purpose clause.
preposition
for the purpose ofin order tofor the sake of
Examples
- 为了，。wèi le Jiàn kāng, wǒ měi tiān yùn dòng.For the sake of my health, I exercise every day.
- 为了。Tā wèi le xué xí zhōng wén qù le zhōng guó.He went to China in order to study Chinese.
- 为了，。wèi le Zhè cì kǎo shì, tā fù xí le hěn jiǔ.For this exam, she reviewed for a long time.
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