ChineseGrammarWiki/Programmes/B1.old/Grammar-wiki-B1-61.txt

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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), which is often translated into English as "for," a translation which is often unnatural or unnecessary, depending on the particular phrase.  The super common Mao-era phrase, 为人民服务 ("serve the people"), doesn't need the word "for" in English, for example.

Don't confuse this preposition with [[Expressing purpose with "weile"|为了]], which is a bit different.

== Structure ==

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为 + [Some Part] + Verb

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== Examples ==

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* 他 <em>为</em> 我 做 了 很 多 事 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>wèi</em> wǒ zuò le hěn duō shì.</span><span class="trans">He's done a lot for me.</span>
* 我们 都 <em>为</em> 你 高兴 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen dōu <em>wèi</em> nǐ gāoxìng.</span><span class="trans">We are all happy for you.</span>
* 你们 可以 来 <em>为</em> 我们 加油 。 <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen kěyǐ lái <em>wèi</em> wǒmen jiāyóu.</span><span class="trans">You can come to cheer us up.</span>
* 她 <em>为</em> 美国 政府 工作。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>wèi</em> Měiguó zhèngfǔ gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">She works for the United States government.</span>
* <em>为</em> 人民 服务。<span class="pinyin"><em>Wèi</em> rénmín fúwù.</span><span class="trans">Serve the people.</span>
* 公司 <em>为</em> 她 提供 了 很 多 资源。<span class="pinyin">Gōngsī <em>wèi</em> tā tígōng le hěn duō zīyuán.</span><span class="trans">The company provided her with many resources.</span>

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== See Also ==

* [[Expressing purpose with "weile"]]
* [["For" with "gei"]]

== Sources and further reading ==

=== Books ===


* [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)]] (pp. 238) [http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ →buy]
* [[Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)]] (pp.76) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001N6R7DI&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001N6R7DI →buy]
* [[Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)]] (pp. 203) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075308/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075308 →buy]

===Websites===

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

[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
[[Category:Prepositions]]
{{Basic Grammar|为|B1|为 + Noun⋯⋯|<em>为</em> 人民 服务 ！|grammar point|ASG68RBX}}
{{Used for|Expressing Purpose}}
{{Rel char|给}}
{{Similar|Expressing purpose with "weile"}} 
{{POS|Prepositions}}
{{Translation|for}}