为了

wèi le · wei le

Traditional 為了

Meaning

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

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01

他(tā)为(wèi)了(le)买(mǎi)车(chē)向(xiàng)银(yín)行(háng)借(jiè)款(kuǎn)。

He borrowed money from the bank in order to buy a car.

Tatoeba: Chinese by saran · English by TracyPoff · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)了(le)身(shēn)体(tǐ)健(jiàn)康(kāng),他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)坚(jiān)持(chí)跑(pǎo)步(bù)。

For the sake of his health, he keeps running every day.

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