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title: "为了…(而)… in Chinese Grammar: In order to …, …, With Examples"
description: "为了…(而)…: in order to …, …. 为了 states the purpose of an action. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 为了…(而)…

In order to …, …

为了 states the purpose of an action.

## In stories

**为了这个晚上，我在家练了一个星期的**歌。

[老板点的歌 · KTV in China: the boss picks the first song](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/ktv-in-china-the-boss-picks-the-song#library-word-78-95) HSK 3

不过，城市漫步和散步有一点不一样：散步是**为了运动，城市漫步是为了重新认识自己住**的城市。

[在城市里慢慢走 · What is City Walk in China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-city-walk-in-china#library-word-380-399) HSK 3

有的人用关系排到前面、找工作，甚至**为了自己的利益做违反法律的事，这叫**“走后门”。

[“关系”是什么意思？ · What does guanxi mean?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-guanxi-mean#library-word-629-646) HSK 4

一些公司**为了多卖东西，价格越降越低**，最后谁都赚不到钱。

[“内卷”是什么意思？ · What does 内卷 (involution) mean?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-neijuan-involution-mean#library-word-611-624) HSK 4

[Read 老板点的歌](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/ktv-in-china-the-boss-picks-the-song#library-word-78-95)

## More patterns

- [verb (+ 了) + duration (for how long) for … (how long … lasts)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/duration)
- [verb + 了 + verb … briefly; … a little](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-le-v)
- [太 + adjective + 了 so …!](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/tai-le)
- [verb + 不了/得了 cannot …; can …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-bu-liao)
- [快(要)…了 about to …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/kuai-le)
- [别 + verb + 了 (stop …) stop …; don’t … any more](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bie-le)

## What does 为了…(而)… mean in Chinese?

In order to …, …. 为了 states the purpose of an action.

## How common is 为了…(而)…?

It comes up in 17 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

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Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.