為了

See also: 爲了 and 为了

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
trad. (為了/爲了)		為/爲	了
simp. (为了)		为	了

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèile

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ liu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vi-liáu
Min Nan (POJ): ūi-liáu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèile
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey.lhe
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèile̊
  - IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ liu⁵
  - Yale: waih líuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ liu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ liu⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² liːu̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vi-liáu
  - Hakka Romanization System: vi liau`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi⁴ liau³
  - IPA: /vi⁵⁵ li̯au̯³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-liáu
  - Tâi-lô: uī-liáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uixliao
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ui²²⁻²¹ liaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹⁻²² liaʊ⁵⁵⁴/

Preposition

為了

for the sake of; in order to; for; to
是為了你自己好。 / 是为了你自己好。 ― Shì wèile nǐ zìjǐ hǎo. ― It's for your own good.

為了出國，他準備爭取獎學金。 [MSC, trad.]
为了出国，他准备争取奖学金。 [MSC, simp.]
Wèile chūguó, tā zhǔnbèi zhēngqǔ jiǎngxuéjīn. [Pinyin]
He was going for a scholarship in order to go abroad.

她想為了愛而結婚，而不是為了錢。 [MSC, trad.]
她想为了爱而结婚，而不是为了钱。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā xiǎng wèile ài ér jiéhūn, ér bùshì wèile qián. [Pinyin]
She wants to marry for love, not for money.

為了方便學生購買回家車票，學校已開展各種活動。 [MSC, trad.]
为了方便学生购买回家车票，学校已开展各种活动。 [MSC, simp.]
Wèile fāngbiàn xuéshēng gòumǎi huíjiā chēpiào, xuéxiào yǐ kāizhǎn gèzhǒng huódòng. [Pinyin]
The school has launched a number of programs to make it convenient for students to purchase tickets home.

Synonyms

為／为 (wèi)
為著／为着 (wèizhe)
(Cantonese) 為咗／为咗 (wai6 zo2)

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