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  2. <p>为了 (wèile) and 因为 (yīnwèi) both have the character &quot;为&quot; in them, and they have sort of similar meanings: 为了 means &quot;in order to&quot; and 因为 means &quot;because.&quot; Using them properly is important if you want to master Chinese!</p>
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  3. <h2 id="为了">为了</h2>
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  4. <p>为了 can be used to mean &quot;in order to,&quot; basically expressing some purpose. In English we may say some things like: &quot;In order to get fit, I will go jogging every day.&quot; It can be put in the beginning or end of a sentence, and it can also be placed after the subject.</p>
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  5. <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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  6. <div class="jiegou">
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  7. <p>为了 + Purpose，Subj. + Predicate</p>
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  8. </div>
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  9. <div class="jiegou">
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  10. <p>Subj. + 为了 + 目的 (+ 而) + Predicate</p>
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  11. </div>
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  12. <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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  13. <div class="liju">
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  14. <ul>
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  15. <li><em>为了</em> 有 一 份 好 工作，他 去 了 上海。<span class="trans">In order to get a good job, he went to Shanghai.</span></li>
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  16. <li><em>为了</em> 自己 的 将来，我们 应该 好好 学习。<span class="trans">For a good future for ourselves, we should really study well.</span></li>
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  17. <li><em>为了</em> 能 学 好 中文，他 来 到 了 中国。<span class="trans">In order to be able to learn Chinese well, he came to China.</span></li>
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  18. <li><em>为了</em> 不 被 人 笑话，这 个 孩子 从来 不 出门。<span class="trans">So that people don't laugh at him, this boy never goes outside.</span></li>
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  19. </ul>
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  20. </div>
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  21. <h2 id="因为">因为</h2>
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  22. <p>The simplest definition of 因为 is &quot;because.&quot; When used at the beginning of a sentence, it is often used with 所以 (which can mean &quot;therefore&quot; or &quot;as a result&quot;) to express a cause and effect relationship.</p>
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  23. <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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  24. <div class="jiegou">
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  25. <p>因为 + Reason，所以 + result</p>
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  26. </div>
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  27. <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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  28. <div class="liju">
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  29. <ul>
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  30. <li><em>因为</em> 他 想 有 一 份 好 工作，所以 他 去 了 上海。<span class="trans">Because he wants to get a good job, he went to Shanghai.</span></li>
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  31. <li><em>因为</em> 我 想 有 一 个 好 的 将来，所以 我 现在 好好 学习。<span class="trans">Because I want to have a good future, I'm going to study well now.</span></li>
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  32. <li><em>因为</em> 他 想 学 好 中文，所以 他 来 到 了 中国。<span class="trans">Because he wants to study Chinese well, he came to China.</span></li>
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  33. <li><em>因为</em> 不 想 被 别人 笑话，这 个 孩子 从来 不 出门。<span class="trans">Because he doesn't want people to laugh at him, this boy never goes outside.</span></li>
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  34. </ul>
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  35. </div>
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  36. <h2 id="examples-of-right-and-wrong-sentences">Examples of right and wrong sentences</h2>
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  37. <div class="liju">
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  38. <ul>
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  39. <li><em>因为</em> 让 妹妹 上 学，他 出去 打工。</li>
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  40. </ul>
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  41. <p><span class="expl">&quot;Because&quot; doesn't make sense in this sentence.</span></p>
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  42. <li class="o">
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  43. <p><em>为了</em> 让 妹妹 上 学，他 出去 打工。</p>
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  44. </li>
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  45. <p><span class="expl">为了 means &quot;in order to&quot;</span></p>
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  46. <li class="x">
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  47. <p><em>为了</em> 今天 要 下 雨，我 带 了 一 把 雨伞。</p>
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  48. </li>
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  49. <p><span class="expl">&quot;In order to&quot; doesn't make sense in this sentence.</span></p>
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  50. <li class="o">
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  51. <p><em>因为</em> 今天 要 下 雨，（所以） 我 带 了 一 把 雨伞。</p>
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  52. </li>
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  53. <p><span class="expl">因为 means &quot;Because&quot;</span></p>
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  54. </ul>
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  55. </div>
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  56. <h2 id="example-dialog">Example dialog</h2>
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  57. <div class="liju">
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  58. <ul>
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  59. <li>A: 你 为什么 来 上海？<span class="trans">Why did you come to Shanghai?</span></li>
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  60. <li>B: <em>因为</em> 我 在 这里 工作。<span class="trans">Because I work here.</span></li>
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  61. <li>A: 你 为什么 不 在 美国 工作？<span class="trans">Why don't you work in the USA?</span></li>
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  62. <li>B: <em>为了</em> 我 的 太太。她 是 上海 人。<span class="trans">For my wife. She's Shanghainese.</span></li>
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  63. </ul>
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  64. </div>
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  65. <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
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  66. <ul>
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  67. <li><a href="Expressing_purpose_with_&quot;weile&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing purpose with &quot;weile&quot;</a></li>
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  68. <li><a href="Explaining_causes_with_&quot;yinwei&quot;" title="wikilink">Explaining causes with &quot;yinwei&quot;</a></li>
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  69. </ul>
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  70. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
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  71. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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  72. <ul>
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  73. <li><a href="现代汉语虚词例释" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语虚词例释</a> (p. 1)<a href="http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B004323J90/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345693275&amp;sr=8-1">→buy</a></li>
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  74. <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (pp. 347-8) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276792">→buy</a></li>
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  75. </ul>
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  76. <p>      </p>
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  77. <p><a href="Category:grammar_comparison" title="wikilink">Category:grammar comparison</a></p>
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