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  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">为了</span> (<span class="pinyin">wèile</span>) and <span class="hanzi">因为</span> (<span class="pinyin">yīnwèi</span>) both have the character "<span class="hanzi">为</span>" in them, and they have sort of similar meanings: <span class="hanzi">为了</span> means "<b>in order to</b>" and <span class="hanzi">因为</span> means "<b>because</b>." Using them properly is important if you want to master Chinese!</p>

  <h2 id="为了"><span class="hanzist">为了</span><br/></h2>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">为了</span> can be used to mean "<b>in order to</b>," basically expressing some purpose. In English we may say some things like: "<b>In order to get fit, I will go jogging every day.</b>" It can be put in the beginning or end of a sentence, and it can also be placed after the subject.</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

    <ol>
      <li>Books<br/></li>
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  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

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    <div class="deux">
      <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">为了</span> + Purpose，Subj. + Predicate
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  <div>
    <p>or</p>

    <div class="deux">
      Subj. + <span class="hanzist">为了 + 目的 (+ 而)</span> + Predicate
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  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
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      <li><span><span class="hanzi">为了 有 一 份 好 工作，他 去 了 上海。</span> In order to get a good job, he went to Shanghai.</span></li>

      <li><span><span class="hanzi">为了 自己 的 将来，我们 应该 好好 学习。</span> For a good future for ourselves, we should really study well.</span></li>

      <li><span><span class="hanzi">为了 能 学 好 中文，他 来 到 了 中国。</span> In order to be able to learn Chinese well, he came to China.</span></li>

      <li><span><span class="hanzi">为了 不 被 人 笑话，这 个 孩子 从来 不 出门。</span> So that people don't laugh at him, this boy never goes outside.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="因为"><span class="hanzist">因为</span><br/></h2>

  <p>The simplest definition of <span class="hanzi">因为</span> is "<span class="pinyin">because</span>." When used at the beginning of a sentence, it is often used with <span class="hanzi">所以</span> (which can mean "<b>therefore</b>" or "<b>as a result</b>") to express a cause and effect relationship.</p>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

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    <div class="deux">
      <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">因为</span> + Reason<span class="hanzist">，所以</span> + result
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  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span><span class="hanzi">因为 他 想 有 一 份 好 工作，所以 他 去 了 上海。</span> Because he wants to get a good job, he went to Shanghai.</span></li>

      <li><span><span class="hanzi">因为 我 想 有 一 个 好 的 将来，所以 我 现在 好好 学习。</span> Because I want to have a good future, I'm going to study well now.</span></li>

      <li><span><span class="hanzi">因为 他 想 学 好 中文，所以 他 来 到 了 中国。</span> Because he wants to study Chinese well, he came to China.</span></li>

      <li><span><span class="hanzi">因为 不 想 被 别人 笑话，这 个 孩子 从来 不 出门。</span> Because he doesn't want people to laugh at him, this boy never goes outside.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="examples-of-right-and-wrong-sentences">Examples of right and wrong sentences</h2>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">因为 让 妹妹 上 学，他 出去 打工。</span><br/></li>
    </ul>

    <p><span class="vert">" Because" doesn't make sense in this sentence.</span></p>

    <ul>
      <li class="o"><p><span class="hanzi">为了 让 妹妹 上 学，他 出去 打工。</span><br/></p></li>

      <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"><p><span class="vert"> 为了 means "in order to"</span></p></li>

      <li class="x"><p><span class="hanzi">为了 今天 要 下 雨，我 带 了 一 把 雨伞。</span><br/></p></li>

      <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"><p><span class="vert"> "In order to" doesn't make sense in this sentence.</span></p></li>

      <li class="o"><p><span class="hanzi">因为 今天 要 下 雨，（所以） 我 带 了 一 把 雨伞。</span><br/></p></li>

      <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"><p><span class="vert"> 因为 means "Because"</span></p></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="example-dialog">Example dialog</h2>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li>A: <span><span class="hanzi">你 为什么 来 上海？</span> Why did you come to Shanghai?</span></li>

      <li>B: <span><span class="hanzi">因为 我 在 这里 工作。</span> Because I work here.</span></li>

      <li>A: <span><span class="hanzi">你 为什么 不 在 美国 工作？</span> Why don't you work in the USA?</span></li>

      <li>B: <span><span class="hanzi">为了 我 的 太太。她 是 上海 人。</span> For my wife. She's Shanghainese.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="Expressing_purpose_with_&quot;weile&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing purpose with "weile"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Explaining_causes_with_&quot;yinwei&quot;" title="wikilink">Explaining causes with "yinwei"</a></li>
  </ul>

  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语虚词例释</span> (p. 1)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 347-8)</li>
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