为了 (wèile) means In order to. Below are 24 of the 35 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
为了 健康,他每天锻炼。
Wèile jiànkāng, tā měi tiān duànliàn.
For the sake of his health, he exercises daily.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 为了
为了 提高汉语水平,他每天都练习。
Wèile tígāo Hànyǔ shuǐpíng, tā měi tiān dōu liànxí.
To improve his Chinese, he practises every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 为了
不要 为了 虚荣而超支。
Bú yào wèile xūróng ér chāozhī.
Do not overspend out of vanity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚荣
他后来成 为了 一名医生。
Tā hòulái chéngwéi le yì míng yīshēng.
He later became a doctor.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 成为
为了 苗条,她每天运动。
Wèile miáotiao, tā měi tiān yùndòng.
She exercises daily to stay slim.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 苗条
汉语成 为了 我最喜欢的课。
Hànyǔ chéngwéi le wǒ zuì xǐhuan de kè.
Chinese has become my favourite class.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 成为
为了 健康,他不再抽烟了。
Wèile jiànkāng, tā bú zài chōuyān le.
For his health, he no longer smokes.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 抽烟
为了 环境,请少用塑料袋。
Wèile huánjìng, qǐng shǎo yòng sùliàodài.
For the sake of the environment, please use fewer plastic bags.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 塑料袋
他正式成 为了 公司的员工。
Tā zhèngshì chéngwéi le gōngsī de yuángōng.
He officially became an employee of the company.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 正式
为了 考试,他昨天熬夜了。
Wèile kǎoshì, tā zuótiān áoyè le.
He stayed up all night yesterday for the exam.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 熬夜
为了 简单,他省略了细节。
Wèile jiǎndān, tā shěnglüè le xìjié.
For simplicity he left out the details.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 省略
安全检查是 为了 防止事故。
Ānquán jiǎnchá shì wèile fángzhǐ shìgù.
Safety inspections are to prevent accidents.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 事故
这张照片是 为了 纪念那一天。
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shì wèile jìniàn nà yì tiān.
This photo is to commemorate that day.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 纪念
他 为了 升职,处处巴结领导。
Tā wèile shēngzhí, chùchù bājie lǐngdǎo.
He curries favour with the boss at every turn in order to get promoted.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巴结
为了 生活,他常年在外奔波。
Wèile shēnghuó, tā chángnián zài wài bēnbō.
He spends the whole year rushing about away from home to make a living.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奔波
为了 赢得比赛,他不择手段。
Wèile yíngdé bǐsài, tā bùzéshǒuduàn.
He stopped at nothing in order to win the match.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不择手段
公司 为了 降低成本开始裁员。
Gōngsī wèile jiàngdī chéngběn kāishǐ cáiyuán.
The company began laying off staff in order to cut costs.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 裁员
他 为了 钱出卖了自己的朋友。
Tā wèile qián chūmài le zìjǐ de péngyou.
He betrayed his own friend for money.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 出卖
为了 完成研究,他废寝忘食。
Wèile wánchéng yánjiū, tā fèiqǐnwàngshí.
He forgot sleep and food in order to finish his research.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 废寝忘食
复习是 为了 巩固学过的知识。
Fùxí shì wèile gǒnggù xué guo de zhīshi.
Revision is for consolidating what you have learned.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巩固
保护环境是 为了 我们的后代。
Bǎohù huánjìng shì wèile wǒmen de hòudài.
Protecting the environment is for the sake of our descendants.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 后代
为了 这次比赛,他全力以赴。
Wèile zhè cì bǐsài, tā quán lì yǐ fù.
He gave everything he had for this competition.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 全力以赴
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From the graded readers
为了 这次面试,我准备了整整一个星期。
wèile zhècì miàn shì, wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào zhěngzhěng yīgè xīngqī.
I'd prepared for a full week for it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
为了 一个字,一位八十三岁的老人写了两遍。
wèile yīgè zì, yī wèi bāshí sān suì de / dì lǎorén xiěle liǎng biàn.
For the sake of one character, an eighty-three-year-old had written it out twice.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
为了 appears in 35 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 为了
How is 为了 used in a sentence?
This page shows 35 sentences using 为了 (wèile, "In order to"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 为了 an HSK word?
Yes — 为了 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 为了?
The dictionary page for 为了 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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