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Expressing "for" with 为 ("wei4")

为 wèi

Preposition
HSK 3

Structure

为 + Party + Verb / Adj.

Translations

  • for

Definition

介词，表示动作行为的目的、受益对象或原因。

Preposition indicating the purpose, beneficiary, or reason of an action.

Usage

用于引出动作的目的、受益对象或原因，后面接名词、代词或动词短语。常与‘而’连用构成‘为……而……’结构。

Used to introduce the purpose, beneficiary, or reason of an action, followed by a noun, pronoun, or verb phrase. Often used with '而' to form '为……而……' structure.

Examples

  • 1 我们为人民服务。 (We serve the people.)
  • 2 他为了学习汉语而来到中国。 (He came to China to study Chinese.)
  • 3 请不要为我担心。 (Please don't worry about me.)
  • 4 她为这次考试准备了很久。 (She prepared for this exam for a long time.)
  • 5 为健康着想，你应该多运动。 (For the sake of health, you should exercise more.)

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