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Expressing "for" with "wei"
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- [Expressing purpose with
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Explaining purpose with "wei... er..."\] (C1)
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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). This character is often translated into English as
"for," which is often unnatural or unnecessary, depending on the
particular phrase. For example, the super common Mao-era phrase,
为人民服务 ("serve the people"), doesn't need the word "for" in English.
Don't confuse this preposition with
[为了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_purpose_with_%22weile%22),
which is a bit different.
Used for
[Expressing
purpose](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_purpose)
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[为](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%BA),
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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** 。Wǒmen dōu *wèi* nǐ
**gāoxìng**.We are all happy for
you.
- 谁 *为* 我 **考虑** 过 ？Shéi *wèi* wǒ
**kǎolǜ** guo?Is there anyone who's ever
thought about me?
- 你们 可以 来 *为* 我们 **加油** 。Nǐmen kěyǐ
lái *wèi* wǒmen **jiāyóu**.You guys can
come to cheer us on.
- 她 是 *为* 美国 政府 **工作** 的 。Tā shì *wèi*
Měiguó zhèngfǔ **gōngzuò** de.She works
for the United States government.
- 这个 生日 蛋糕 是 *为* 你 **准备** 的 。Zhège
shēngrì dàngāo shì *wèi* nǐ **zhǔnbèi**
de.This birthday cake is prepared for
you.
- 父母 都 要 *为* 家庭 **付出** 很 多 。Fùmǔ dōu
yào *wèi* jiātíng **fùchū** hěn
duō.Parents need to do a lot for their
family.
- 你 不 *为* 自己 的 孩子 **担心** 吗 ？Nǐ bù
*wèi* zìjǐ de háizi **dānxīn** ma?Aren't
you worried about your child?
- 谢谢 你 *为* 我们 **提供** 这么 多 资源
。Xièxie nǐ *wèi* wǒmen **tígōng** zhème duō
zīyuán.Thank you for providing us with so
many resources.
- 他 *为* 公司 的 发展 **贡献** 了 很多 。Tā
*wèi* gōngsī de fāzhǎn **gòngxiàn** le hěn
duō.He contributed a lot to the
development of the company.
- 很多 人 都 在 *为* 那些 孩子 **祈祷** 。Hěn duō
rén dōu zài *wèi* nàxiē háizi
**qídǎo**.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
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### Websites
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为了](http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0236.html)
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