为了 wèile in order to

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Traditional: 為了

Stroke order

为了 is written in 6 strokes across 2 characters.

为了 — the Chinese character for in order to (wèile), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 为了 — in order to

为 — 4 strokes
了 — 2 strokes

Characters in 为了

为 wèi — because of; for; to
了 le — (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

为了学好中文，他每天练习。Wèile xuéhǎo Zhōngwén, tā měitiān liànxí.In order to learn Chinese well, he practises every day.
为了身体健康，我每天跑步。Wèile shēntǐ jiànkāng, wǒ měitiān pǎobù.For the sake of my health, I run every day.

Related words

为了 is pronounced wèile and means “in order to”.

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