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HSK 3 · Logic & Conjunctions

为了

wèi le

in order to; for

Stroke order of 为了

2 characters, 6 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

为 · 4 strokes了 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

For '为' a goal, everything is finished '了': in order to.

Parts: 为 for + 了 finished; particle

The characters in 为了

  • 为 wèi — for; for the sake of (4 strokes)
  • 了 le — particle for completed action / change (2 strokes)

Example sentence

为了身体健康，他每天跑步。

He runs every day for the sake of his health.

Words with 为

认为to think; to believe以为to think (wrongly)为什么why因为because为for; for the sake of成为to become行为behaviour变为to become; to turn into称为to be called

Words with 了

了particle for completed action / change极了extremely除了except; besides了解to know well; to understand

More words: Logic & Conjunctions

并and; also; (not) at all并且and; moreover不仅not only不光not only不论no matter另外in addition; besides因此therefore由于because of; due to由by; from; because of除了except; besides要是if一方面on the one hand另一方面on the other hand其次secondly; next首先first of all

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