wèile

为了wèilewèile

for the sake of

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Usages of wèile

为了Wèile　健康jiànkāng，　医生yīshēng　说shuō　我们wǒmen　即使jíshǐ　忙máng　也yě　不bù　能néng　放弃fàngqì　吃chī　早饭zǎofàn　的de　习惯xíguàn。Wèile jiànkāng, yīshēng shuō wǒmen jíshǐ máng yě bù néng fàngqì chī zǎofàn de xíguàn.

For the sake of our health, the doctor said that even if we’re busy we must not give up the habit of eating breakfast.

为了Wèile　健康jiànkāng，　很多hěnduō　人rén　觉得juéde　公园gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　的de　环境huánjìng　很hěn　好hǎo，　所以suǒyǐ　晚上wǎnshang　常常chángcháng　去qù　公园gōngyuán　走zǒu　一下yíxià。Wèile jiànkāng, hěnduō rén juéde gōngyuán fùjìn de huánjìng hěn hǎo, suǒyǐ wǎnshang chángcháng qù gōngyuán zǒu yíxià.

For their health, many people feel that the environment near the park is very good, so in the evening they often go to the park for a walk.

为wèi了le　这zhè　次cì　旅lǚ游yóu，　我wǒ们men　已经yǐjīng　买mǎi　好hǎo　回来huílái　的de　机票jīpiào。wèile zhè cì lǚyóu, wǒmen yǐjīng mǎi hǎo huílái de jīpiào.

For this trip we’ve already bought the return plane tickets.

父母fùmǔ　希望xīwàng　孩子háizi　在zài　学校xuéxiào　里lǐ　努力nǔlì　学习xuéxí，　为wèi　了le　有yǒu　好hǎo　的de　成绩chéngjì　也yě　为wèi　了le　孩子háizi　自己zìjǐ。fùmǔ xīwàng háizi zài xuéxiào lǐ nǔlì xuéxí, wèi le yǒu hǎo de chéngjì yě wèi le háizi zìjǐ.

Parents hope their children study hard at school, for good grades and also for the children themselves.

他tā　学xué　中文zhōngwén　不bú　是shì　为了wèile　考试kǎoshì，　而是érshì　因为yīnwèi　对duì　中文zhōngwén　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù。tā xué zhōngwén bú shì wèile kǎoshì, érshì yīnwèi duì zhōngwén yǒu xìngqù.

He studies Chinese not for exams, but because he is interested in Chinese.

我wǒ　想xiǎng　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　不bú　是shì　为了wèile　让ràng　成绩chéngjì　更gèng　好hǎo，　而是érshì　为了wèile　可kě以yǐ　跟gēn　更gèng　多duō　朋友péngyou　自由zìyóu　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ。wǒ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, bú shì wèile ràng chéngjì gèng hǎo, érshì wèile kěyǐ gēn gèng duō péngyou zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

I want to improve my Chinese level not to make my grades better, but so that I can freely express my ideas with more friends.

她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　玩wán　游戏yóuxì　不bú　是shì　为了wèile　赢yíng，　而是érshì　为了wèile　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　一起yìqǐ　玩wán　得de　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā shuō zìjǐ wán yóuxì bú shì wèile yíng, érshì wèile gēn péngyou yìqǐ wán de hěn gāoxìng.

She says she plays games not to win, but to have fun playing together with friends.

为wèi了le　安全ānquán，　我们wǒmen　不bú　在zài　马路mǎlù　边biān　散步sànbù。wèile ānquán, wǒmen bú zài mǎlù biān sànbù.

For safety, we don’t take walks by the road.

他tā　第一次dìyīcì　跟gēn　女朋友nǚpéngyou　在zài　饭店fàndiàn　约会yuēhuì，　为了wèile　找到zhǎodào　合适héshì　的de　地点dìdiǎn　想xiǎng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。tā dìyīcì gēn nǚpéngyou zài fàndiàn yuēhuì, wèile zhǎodào héshì de dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔ.

The first time he had a date with his girlfriend at a restaurant, he thought for a long time to find a suitable place.

为了wèile　不bú　让ràng　游戏机yóuxìjī　影响yǐngxiǎng　成绩chéngjì，　哥哥gēge　决定juédìng　每天měitiān　只zhǐ　玩wán　半bàn　个gè　小时xiǎoshí。wèile bú ràng yóuxìjī yǐngxiǎng chéngjì, gēge juédìng měitiān zhǐ wán bàn gè xiǎoshí.

So that the game console doesn’t affect his grades, her brother decided to play only half an hour a day.

为wèile　身体shēntǐ　健康jiànkāng，　我们wǒmen　应该yīnggāi　多duō　做zuò　运动yùndòng。wèile shēntǐ jiànkāng, wǒmen yīnggāi duō zuò yùndòng.

For our health, we should exercise more.

为了wèile　这个zhège　标准biāozhǔn，　她tā　每měi　晚上wǎnshang　写xiě　的de　句子jùzi　都dōu　超过chāoguò　十shí　个gè。wèile zhège biāozhǔn, tā měi wǎnshang xiě de jùzi dōu chāoguò shí gè.

For this standard, every night the sentences she writes exceed ten.

为了wèile　明天míngtiān　的de　会议huìyì，　我wǒ　今天jīntiān　晚上wǎnshang　要yào　写xiě　报告bàogào。wèile míngtiān de huìyì, wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang yào xiě bàogào.

For tomorrow’s meeting, I need to write a report tonight.

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