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Purpose Complex Sentence “为了……,……”

Meaning

In the pattern “为了……,……”, the part after 为了 (wèile) expresses the purpose, while the second part describes the action taken to achieve that purpose.

In English, it is usually translated as: “to…” “in order to…” “for…”

Structure

为了 + PURPOSE, + ACTION
The part after 为了 → What is the purpose? The second part → What action is taken to achieve it?

Examples

(Tīng)(shuō)(wèi)(le)(zhǔn)(bèi)(yùn)(dòng)(huì)()(men)()(ge)(nán)(shēng)(měi)(tiān)(dōu)(liàn)(qiú)
I heard that to prepare for the sports meet, you guys have been practicing every day.
为了准备运动会 → purpose 每天都练球 → action
(Wèi)(le)(kǎo)(shàng)()(xué)()(měi)(tiān)()()(xué)()
In order to get into university, she studies hard every day.
为了考上大学 → purpose 每天努力学习 → action
(Wèi)(le)(zǎo)点儿(diǎnr)(dào)(jiā)()()(suàn)(zuò)(fēi)()(huí)()
In order to get home earlier, I plan to fly back.
为了早点儿到家 → purpose 打算坐飞机回去 → action

Remember

为了 + PURPOSE, ACTION
(Wèi)(le)(xué)()(Hàn)()()(měi)(tiān)(xué)()In order to learn Chinese, I study every day.
为了 = “to / in order to / for” The key idea: 为了…… → PURPOSE …… → ACTION taken to achieve the purpose