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Expressing purpose with "weile"
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[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Expressing "for" with
"wei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22for%22_with_%22wei%22) (B1)
- [Expressing "in this way" with
"zheyang"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22in_this_way%22_with_%22zheyang%22) (B1)
- [Using "lai" to connect two verb
phrases](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22lai%22_to_connect_two_verb_phrases) (B1)
- [Expressing purpose with
"hao"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_purpose_with_%22hao%22) (B2)
- [Stating the effect before the
cause](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Stating_the_effect_before_the_cause) (B2)
- \[...\_er...%22
Explaining purpose with "wei... er..."\] (C1)
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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 almost exactly corresponds to "in order to" or "for the
purpose of" in English.
Used for
[Expressing
purpose](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_purpose)
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Keywords
[为了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%BA%E4%BA%86),
[为](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%BA)
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[for](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/For),
[to](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/To)
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Contents
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- [1 Basic
Usage](#Basic_Usage "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Expressing
"The reason
why"](#Expressing_.22The_reason_why.22 "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Example](#Example "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")
- [4.3
Podcasts](#Podcasts "wikilink")
为了 ⋯⋯ ，Subj. ⋯⋯
Note also that 为了 is a single word; the 了 here is not serving its
role as a particle in this case.
### Examples
- *为了* 钱 ，他 什么 都 愿意 做 。*Wèile* qián,
tā shénme dōu yuànyì zuò.He's willing to
do anything for money.
- *为了* 孩子 的 未来 ，他 决定 搬到 上海
。*Wèile* háizi de wèilái, tā juédìng bāndào
Shànghǎi.He decided to move to Shanghai
for his children's future.
- *为了* 这个 面试 ，他 买 了 一 套 很 贵 的 西服
。*Wèile* zhège miànshì, tā mǎi le yī tào hěn
guì de xīfú.He bought a very expensive
suit for this job interview.
- *为了* 找 灵感 ，那个 作家 搬到 了 农村
。*Wèile* zhǎo línggǎn, nàge zuòjiā bān dào le
nóngcūn.In order to find inspiration,
that writer moved to the countryside.
- 五年 前 ，*为了* 女朋友 ，他 放弃 了 上海 的
工作。wǔniánqián，*Wèile* nǚpéngyǒu, tā fàngqì
le Shànghǎi de gongzuò.Five years ago he
passed up a job in Shanghai for his girlfriend.
- *为了* 奖励 大家 ，公司 明年 带 你们 去 日本 旅行
。*Wèile* jiǎnglì dàjiā, gōngsī míngnián dài
nǐmen qù Rìběn lǚxíng.In order to reward
everyone, the company will take you all on a trip to Japan next
year.
Expressing "The reason why"
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Sometimes you will see 为了 following 是. In this case, 为了 mean "for."
Note that 为了 and 因为 both have the character 为 in them, and they
have sort of similar meanings.You will also see 因为 following 是,
instead of 为了. It literally means "is because."
### Structure
⋯⋯ 是 + 为了 / 因为 ⋯⋯
### Example
- 你 学 中文 *是 因为* 你 的 中国 女朋友 吗 ？Nǐ
xué Zhōngwén *shì yīnwèi* nǐde Zhōngguó nǚ péngyou
ma?Are you studying Chinese for your
Chinese girlfriend?
- 我 这么 做 *是 为了* 帮 你 。Wǒ zhème zuò *shì
wèile* bāng nǐ.I did all this to help
you.
- 他 做 兼职 *是 为了* 多 赚 点 钱 。Tā zuò
jiānzhí *shì wèile* duō zhuàn diǎn
qián.The reason why he has a part time
job is to make a little more money.
- 我们 之 所以 反对 *是 因为* 风险 太 大 。Wǒmen
zhī suǒyǐ fǎnduì *shì yīnwèi* fēngxiǎn tài
dà.The reason why we disagree is because
the risk is too high.
Note that
[之所以](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Stating_the_effect_before_the_cause)
is a more difficult pattern, which means "the reason why" in a more
formal way.
See also
-------------------------------------------------------
- [Expressing "for" with
"wei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22for%22_with_%22wei%22)
- [Expressing purpose with
"hao"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_purpose_with_%22hao%22)
- [Using "lai" to connect two verb
phrases](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22lai%22_to_connect_two_verb_phrases)
- [Stating the effect before the
cause](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Stating_the_effect_before_the_cause)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [Home With
Kids1 (家有儿女1)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Home_With_Kids1_(%E5%AE%B6%E6%9C%89%E5%84%BF%E5%A5%B31)) (pp.
32)
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- [New Practical Chinese Reader
4 (新实用汉语课本4)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/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)) (pp.
40)
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- [卓越汉语－公司实战篇](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%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) (pp.
12) \[ →buy\]
- [现代汉语虚词例释](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A) (pp.
484, 572)
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- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part
1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1) (pp.
347-8) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3)
### Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [Uses of 为 and
为了](http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0236.html)
### Podcasts
- [Chinesepod Qingwen 为 and
为了](http://chinesepod.com/lessons/%E4%B8%BA-and-%E4%B8%BA%E4%BA%86)
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