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
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ūi-liáu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ui⁵ liao²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶we-leq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèile
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèile̊
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-lê⁵
    • Yale: wèi-le
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey.le
    • Palladius: вэйлэ (vɛjlɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁶ liu⁵
    • Yale: waih líuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ liu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ liu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² liːu̯¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vi-liáu
    • Hakka Romanization System: vi liau^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi⁴ liau³
    • Sinological IPA: /vi⁵⁵ li̯au̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-liáu
    • Tâi-lô: uī-liáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uixliao
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹⁻²² liau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ui²²⁻²¹ liau⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ui⁵ liao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ûi liáu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liau⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶we-leq
    • MiniDict: we^去 leh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-leq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² ləʔ⁴⁴/

Preposition

為了

1. for the sake of; in order to; 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. [Pinyin]

   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,《故郷》 (“Hometown”)

     Wǒ zhècì shì zhuān wèile bié tā ér lái de. [Pinyin]

     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 zhīlèi de záhuó, hòulái gēnzhe yīge kāi shǒubiǎo diàn de qīnqi zuò xuétú. [Pinyin]

     To support himself, he initially did odd jobs like cleaning and washing at a store before he became an apprentice to a relative who ran a watch shop.

2. (dated) for; due to; because of

   • 這些日子，家中光景很是慘淡，一半為了喪事，一半為了父親賦閒。 [MSC, trad.]
     这些日子，家中光景很是惨淡，一半为了丧事，一半为了父亲赋闲。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1925, Zhu Ziqing (朱自清),《背影》

     Zhèxiē rìzǐ, jiāzhōng guāngjǐng hěnshì cǎndàn, yībàn wèile sàngshì, yībàn wèile fùqīn fùxián. [Pinyin]

     Owing to grandma's funeral and father's unemployment, our family was then in reduced circumstances.

Synonyms

• 為／为 (wèi)
• 為著／为着 (wèizhe)
• (Cantonese) 為咗／为咗 (wai6 zo2)
• (Hokkien) 憶著／忆着
• (Wu) 為仔／为仔