wèile...
In order to / for the sake of... (为了……)
为了…… expresses purpose or benefit: “in order to / for the sake of....” It can be followed by a verb phrase or a noun.
Leitbeispiel
为了学好中文,他每天都练习。
Wèile xué hǎo Zhōngwén, tā měitiān dōu liànxí.
In order to learn Chinese well, he practices every day.
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Lektion im Überblick
为了…… expresses purpose or benefit: “in order to / for the sake of....” It can be followed by a verb phrase or a noun.
为了…… expresses purpose or benefit: “in order to / for the sake of....” It can be followed by a verb phrase or a noun. Use it when the sentence really needs this meaning, not just because the English/Vietnamese translation seems close. Pay attention to position: the phrase introduced by 为了 usually comes before the main statement or directly before the part it modifies. Common mistakes are using it as a verb, placing it after the result, or confusing it with a similar connector such as 因为, 关于, 根据, 按照, or 对于.
Grammatikmuster
为了……
为了…… expresses purpose or benefit: “in order to / for the sake of....” It can be followed by a verb phrase or a noun.
为了赶上早班车,我六点就起床了。
Wèile gǎn shàng zǎobānchē, wǒ liù diǎn jiù qǐchuáng le.
To catch the early bus, I got up at six.
为了家人,他努力工作。
Wèile jiārén, tā nǔlì gōngzuò.
For his family, he works hard.
为了不迟到,我们现在就走吧。
Wèile bù chídào, wǒmen xiànzài jiù zǒu ba.
Chinese prepositional/connective phrases normally come before the main statement.
Füll die Lücke:
In order not to be late, let us leave now.