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<p>为了 (wèile) is most often used to indicate the purpose of an
action, or the person that will benefit from some act of kindness.
In the "purpose" sense, it corresponds pretty well to "in order to"
or "for the purpose of" in English.</p>
<h2 id="为了-as-a-preposition">为了 as a preposition</h2>
<p>When 为了 indicates the purpose of an action, it's usually acting
as a <a href="preposition" class="uri" title=
"wikilink">preposition</a>. In this role, the <em>whole</em> "为了
phrase" should come <strong>before</strong> the verb.</p>
<p>Note also that 为了 is a single word; the 了 here is not serving
its role as a particle in this case.</p>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>为了+ [Purpose]，Subject + Predicate</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li><em>为了</em> 钱 ， 他 出卖 了 朋友 。 <span class="expl">money is the
purpose</span><span class="pinyin"><em>Wèile</em> qián, tā chūmài
le péngyou.</span><span class="trans">He betrayed his friends for
money.</span></li>
<li><em>为了</em> 给 他 太太 庆祝生日，他 办 了 一 个 盛大的 派对 。 <span class=
"expl">the wife benefits</span><span class="pinyin"><em>Wèile</em>
gěi tā tàitài qìngzhù shēngrì, tā bàn le yī gè shèngdà de
pàiduì.</span><span class="trans">He threw a grand party to
celebrate his wife's birthday.</span></li>
<li><em>为了</em> 有 一个 好 的 未来， 我 必须 好好 学习 。 <span class="expl">having
a good future is the purpose</span><span class=
"pinyin"><em>Wèile</em> yǒu yī gè hǎo de wèilái, wǒ bìxū hǎo hào
xuéxí.</span><span class="trans">In order to have a good future, I
have to study hard.</span></li>
<li><em>为了</em> 让 自己 有 更好 的 语言 环境， 我 打算 去 中国 留学 一年。<span class=
"expl">having a better language-learning environment is the
purpose</span><span class="pinyin"><em>Wèile</em> ràng zìjǐ yǒu
gèng hǎo de yǔyán huánjìng, wǒ dǎsuàn qù zhōngguó liúxué yī
nián.</span><span class="trans">In order to have a better
language-learning environment, I plan to go to study in China for 1
year.</span></li>
<li><em>为了</em> 让 孩子 一 生下来 就 是 美国人，中国 很多 有钱人 都 在 美国
生孩子。<span class="expl">for their kids to become an American citizen
as soon as they're born is the purpose</span><span class=
"pinyin"><em>Wèile</em> ràng háizi yīshēng xiàlái jiùshì Měiguó
rén, Zhōngguó hěn duō yǒuqiánrén dōu zài Měiguó shēng
háizi.</span><span class="trans">In order to make their child an
American citizen, a lot of rich Chinese people stay in the United
States during their pregnancy.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="为了-after-是">为了 after 是</h2>
<p>Sometimes you will see 为了 coming after 是. In this case, it often
goes with <a href="Stating_the_effect_before_the_cause" title=
"wikilink">之所以</a> (a more difficult pattern, not explored here),
which means "the reason why" in a more formal way.</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>⋯⋯是 + 为了 + Purpose / Reason</p>
</div>
<h3 id="example">Example</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>我 这么做 是 <em>为了</em> 给 你 一个 更好 的 未来。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ
(zhīsuǒyǐ) zhème zuò shì <em>wèile</em> gěi nǐ yī gè gèng hǎo de
weìlái.</span><span class="trans">The reason I did all this was to
give you a better future.</span></li>
<li>我 离开 中国 是 <em>为了</em> 去 美国 结婚 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ
(zhīsuǒyǐ) líkāi zhōngguó shì <em>wèile</em> qù Měiguó
jiéhūn.</span><span class="trans">The reason I left China was to go
to the United States to get married.</span></li>
<li>他俩 一直 不要 孩子 是 <em>为了</em> 多 点 时间 享受 二人世界 。<span class=
"pinyin">Tā liǎ (zhīsuǒyǐ) yīzhí bùyào háizi shì <em>wèile</em> duō
diǎn shíjiān xiǎngshòu èrrénshìjiè.</span><span class="trans">The
reason they don't want to have kids is so they can spend more time
with each other.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="&quot;For&quot;_with_&quot;wei&quot;" title=
"wikilink">"For" with "wei"</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<h3 id="podcasts">Podcasts</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"http://chinesepod.com/lessons/%E4%B8%BA-and-%E4%B8%BA%E4%BA%86">Chinesepod
Qingwen 为 and 为了</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"Home_With_Kids1_(%E5%AE%B6%E6%9C%89%E5%84%BF%E5%A5%B31)" title=
"wikilink">Home With Kids1 (家有儿女1)</a> (p.32) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%AE%B6%E6%9C%89%E5%84%BF%E5%A5%B31-%E5%88%98%E7%AB%8B%E6%96%B0/dp/B0020MLDO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347862139&amp;sr=8-1">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)"
title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (p.
40) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561913192">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%EF%BC%8D%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87"
class="uri" title="wikilink">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</a> (p. 12) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347863170&amp;sr=8-1">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
<ul>
<li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: <a href=
"http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0236.html">Uses
of 为 and 为了</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title=
"wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p>
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