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为了

wèi le

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 為了

为了 (wèi le) means "for; for the purpose of; in order to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 为了 means

1. for; for the purpose of; in order to

How 为了 is used in grammar

为了 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Conditional & Purpose Clauses: 要是…就, 为了… (HSK 3)
• Prepositions of Cause & Purpose: 由于, 因为, 为了 (HSK 3)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 3, prepositions (引出目的、原因).

The characters in 为了

• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…

Example sentences

• 为了什么目的？
  For what purpose?
• 那是为了什幺？
  What was it for?
• 她成为了邮递员。
  Tā chéngwéi le yóudìyuán.
  She has become a postwoman.
• 他结婚是为了钱。
  He married for money.
• 是为了要向前走！
  It is for advancing!
• 她为了他竭尽所能。
  Tā wèile tā jiéjìnsuǒnéng.
  She did everything she could for him.

Where 为了 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Function Words & Prepositions (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wèi le correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.