HSK 3 · VERSION 2.0#71

Expressing Purpose with “wèile”

为了

wèile

How it works

为了 means “for,” “for the sake of,” or “in order to.”

为了 + Purpose

为了学好汉语，我每天都练习。

Wèile xué hǎo Hànyǔ, wǒ měitiān dōu liànxí.

In order to learn Chinese well, I practice every day.

为了身体健康，他开始跑步。

Wèile shēntǐ jiànkāng, tā kāishǐ pǎobù.

For his health, he started running.

我们为了见你，特地来了。

Wǒmen wèile jiàn nǐ, tèdì lái le.

We came especially in order to see you.

This pattern clearly introduces purpose.