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为 and 为了

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ID: QW0201 Intermediate
Both 为 (wèi) and 为了 (wèile) mean "for." So what's the difference? In this Qing Wen Chinese Lesson, we explain which is the simple one and which is the tricky one, and provide lots of useful examples.
Connie,John,Liliana
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
为
wèi 为
for
为一个人做一件事情
wèi 为yī 一ge 个rén 人zuò 做yī 一jiàn 件shìqíng 事情
Do something for someone.
为人民服务
wèi 为rénmín 人民fúwù 服务
Serving the people
我为Chinesepod工作
wǒ 我wèi 为Chinesepod Chinesepodgōngzuò 工作
I work for ChinesePod.
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