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Expressing "for" with "wei"
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Expressing "for" with
"gei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22for%22_with_%22gei%22) (B1)
- [Expressing purpose with
"weile"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_purpose_with_%22weile%22) (B1)
- \[...\_er...%22
Explaining purpose with "wei... er..."\] (C1)
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Used for
[Expressing
purpose](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_purpose)
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Keywords
[为](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%BA),
[给](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%BB%99)
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Translations
[for](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/For)
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Contents
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- [1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- [4.2
Websites](#Websites "wikilink")
为 + Party + Verb / Adj.
Examples
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- 我们 都 *为* 你 **高兴** 。We are all happy for
you.
- 谁 *为* 我 **考虑** 过 ？Is there anyone who's ever
thought about me?
- 你们 可以 来 *为* 我们 **加油** 。You guys can
come to cheer us on.
- 她 是 *为* 美国 政府 **工作** 的 。She works
for the United States government.
- 这个 生日 蛋糕 是 *为* 你 **准备** 的 。This birthday cake is prepared for
you.
- 父母 都 要 *为* 家庭 **付出** 很 多 。Parents need to do a lot for their
family.
- 你 不 *为* 自己 的 孩子 **担心** 吗 ？Aren't
you worried about your child?
- 谢谢 你 *为* 我们 **提供** 这么 多 资源
。Thank you for providing us with so
many resources.
- 他 *为* 公司 的 发展 **贡献** 了 很多 。He contributed a lot to the
development of the company.
- 很多 人 都 在 *为* 那些 孩子 **祈祷** 。Lots of people are praying for
those children.
See also
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- [Expressing purpose with
"weile"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_purpose_with_%22weile%22)
- [Expressing "for" with
"gei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22for%22_with_%22gei%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and
Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 -
初中级)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)) (pp.
238) \[ →buy\]
- [Practicing HSK
Grammar (语法精讲精炼)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Practicing_HSK_Grammar_(%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%B2%BE%E8%AE%B2%E7%B2%BE%E7%82%BC)) (pp.
76)
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- [Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate
1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Boya_Chinese_Lower_Intermediate_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%87%86%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%8A%A0%E9%80%9F%E7%AF%87)) (pp.
203) \[ →buy\]
- [HSK Standard Course
5上](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK_Standard_Course_5%E4%B8%8A) (pp.
38) [→buy](https://amzn.to/2rwwnu1)
### Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [Uses of 为 and
为了](http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0236.html)
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