HSK 3

为了 meaning in Chinese

wèile

Without tone marks: weile

for, for the purpose of, in order to

preposition

Traditional 為了

Example

你为了什么来到了西班牙呢?

nǐ wèi le shénme láidào le xībānyá ne?

Why did you come to Spain?

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