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because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
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to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
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| trad. (為了/爲了)
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為/爲
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了
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| simp. (为了)
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为
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了
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Pronunciation
Preposition
為了
- for the sake of; in order to; for; to
不要為了迎合別人而改變自己。 [MSC, trad.]
不要为了迎合别人而改变自己。 [MSC, simp.]- Bùyào wèile yínghé biérén ér gǎibiàn zìjǐ.
- Don't change yourself just to suit others.
我這次是專為了別他而來的。 [MSC, trad.]
我这次是专为了别他而来的。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1921, Lu Xun, 故鄉
- Wǒ zhècì shì zhuān wèile bié tā ér lái de.
- This time I had come solely for the sake of saying goodbye.
為了養活自己，他最初在一家店裡做些打掃、漿洗之類的雜活，後來跟著一個開手錶店的親戚做學徒。 [MSC, trad.]
为了养活自己，他最初在一家店里做些打扫、浆洗之类的杂活，后来跟着一个开手表店的亲戚做学徒。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 刘慧 (2013 July 4) “务实做事，梦想才能成真”, in People's Daily (in Chinese), page 4
- Wèile yǎnghuó zìjǐ, tā zuìchū zài yī jiā diàn lǐ zuò xiē dǎsǎo, jiāngxǐ zhī lèi de záhuó, hòulái gēnzhe yīge kāi shǒubiǎo diàn de qīnqī zuò xuétú.
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