为了

wèile

for; for the purpose of; in order to

preposition HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 為了

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

为
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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

为
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See it in sentences

为了学汉语，他来了中国。

To learn Chinese, he came to China.

为了孩子，她换了工作。

For her child, she changed jobs.