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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 &quot;purpose&quot; sense, it almost exactly corresponds to &quot;in order to&quot; or &quot;for the purpose of&quot; in English.

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* [[#Basic_Usage|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Basic Usage</span>]]
** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Expressing_.22The_reason_why.22|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Expressing &quot;The reason why&quot;</span>]]
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== <span id="Basic_Usage" class="mw-headline">Basic Usage</span> ==

When 为了 indicates the purpose of an action, it's usually acting as a [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Preposition preposition]. In this role, the ''whole'' &quot;为了 phrase&quot; should come '''before''' the verb.

=== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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为了 ⋯⋯ ，Subj. ⋯⋯


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Note also that 为了 is a single word; the 了 here is not serving its role as a particle in this case.

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* ''为了'' 钱 ，他 什么 都 愿意 做 。<span class="pinyin">''Wèile'' qián, tā shénme dōu yuànyì zuò.</span><span class="trans">He's willing to do anything for money.</span>
* ''为了'' 孩子 的 未来 ，他 决定 搬到 上海 。<span class="pinyin">''Wèile'' háizi de wèilái, tā juédìng bāndào Shànghǎi.</span><span class="trans">He decided to move to Shanghai for his children's future.</span>
* ''为了'' 这个 面试 ，他 买 了 一 套 很 贵 的 西服 。<span class="pinyin">''Wèile'' zhège miànshì, tā mǎi le yī tào hěn guì de xīfú.</span><span class="trans">He bought a very expensive suit for this job interview.</span>
* ''为了'' 找 灵感 ，那个 作家 搬到 了 农村 。<span class="pinyin">''Wèile'' zhǎo línggǎn, nàge zuòjiā bān dào le nóngcūn.</span><span class="trans">In order to find inspiration, that writer moved to the countryside.</span>
* 五年 前 ，''为了'' 女朋友 ，他 放弃 了 上海 的 工作。<span class="pinyin">wǔniánqián，''Wèile'' nǚpéngyǒu, tā fàngqì le Shànghǎi de gongzuò.</span><span class="trans">Five years ago he passed up a job in Shanghai for his girlfriend.</span>
* ''为了'' 奖励 大家 ，公司 明年 带 你们 去 日本 旅行 。<span class="pinyin">''Wèile'' jiǎnglì dàjiā, gōngsī míngnián dài nǐmen qù Rìběn lǚxíng.</span><span class="trans">In order to reward everyone, the company will take you all on a trip to Japan next year.</span>


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== <span id="Expressing_.22The_reason_why.22" class="mw-headline">Expressing &quot;The reason why&quot;</span> ==

Sometimes you will see 为了 following 是. In this case, 为了 mean &quot;for.&quot; 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 &quot;is because.&quot;

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⋯⋯ 是 + 为了 / 因为 ⋯⋯


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* 你 学 中文 ''是 因为'' 你 的 中国 女朋友 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ xué Zhōngwén ''shì yīnwèi'' nǐde Zhōngguó nǚ péngyou ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you studying Chinese for your Chinese girlfriend?</span>
* 我 这么 做 ''是 为了'' 帮 你 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zhème zuò ''shì wèile'' bāng nǐ.</span><span class="trans">I did all this to help you.</span>
* 他 做 兼职 ''是 为了'' 多 赚 点 钱 。<span class="pinyin">Tā zuò jiānzhí ''shì wèile'' duō zhuàn diǎn qián.</span><span class="trans">The reason why he has a part time job is to make a little more money.</span>
* 我们 之 所以 反对 ''是 因为'' 风险 太 大 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen zhī suǒyǐ fǎnduì ''shì yīnwèi'' fēngxiǎn tài dà.</span><span class="trans">The reason why we disagree is because the risk is too high.</span>


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Note that [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Stating_the_effect_before_the_cause 之所以] is a more difficult pattern, which means &quot;the reason why&quot; in a more formal way.

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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22for%22_with_%22wei%22 Expressing &quot;for&quot; with &quot;wei&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_purpose_with_%22hao%22 Expressing purpose with &quot;hao&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22lai%22_to_connect_two_verb_phrases Using &quot;lai&quot; to connect two verb phrases]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Stating_the_effect_before_the_cause Stating the effect before the cause]

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=== <span id="Websites" class="mw-headline">Websites</span> ===

* Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0236.html Uses of 为 and 为了]

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* [http://chinesepod.com/lessons/%E4%B8%BA-and-%E4%B8%BA%E4%BA%86 Chinesepod Qingwen 为 and 为了]

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