{{Grammar Box}} When you work ''for'' a company, or do other sorts of physical (and even mental) activities for another party, you're likely to use the Chinese preposition 为 (wèi), which is often translated into English as "for," a translation which is often unnatural or unnecessary, depending on the particular phrase. The super common Mao-era phrase, 为人民服务 ("serve the people"), doesn't need the word "for" in English, for example. Don't confuse this preposition with [[Expressing purpose with "weile"|为了]], which is a bit different. == Structure ==
为 + [Some Part] + Verb
== Examples ==
* 他 为 我 做 了 很 多 事 。 Tā wèi wǒ zuò le hěn duō shì.He's done a lot for me. * 我们 都 为 你 高兴 。 Wǒmen dōu wèi nǐ gāoxìng.We are all happy for you. * 你们 可以 来 为 我们 加油 。 Nǐmen kěyǐ lái wèi wǒmen jiāyóu.You can come to cheer us up. * 她 为 美国 政府 工作。Tā wèi Měiguó zhèngfǔ gōngzuò.She works for the United States government. * 为 人民 服务。Wèi rénmín fúwù.Serve the people. * 公司 为 她 提供 了 很 多 资源。Gōngsī wèi tā tígōng le hěn duō zīyuán.The company provided her with many resources.
== See Also == * [[Expressing purpose with "weile"]] * [["For" with "gei"]] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)]] (pp. 238) [http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ →buy] * [[Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)]] (pp.76) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001N6R7DI&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001N6R7DI →buy] * [[Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)]] (pp. 203) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075308/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075308 →buy] ===Websites=== *Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0236.html Uses of 为 and 为了] [[Category:B1 grammar points]] [[Category:Prepositions]] {{Basic Grammar|为|B1|为 + Noun⋯⋯|为 人民 服务 ！|grammar point|ASG68RBX}} {{Used for|Expressing Purpose}} {{Rel char|给}} {{Similar|Expressing purpose with "weile"}} {{POS|Prepositions}} {{Translation|for}}