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为了 /wèile/ meaning in English

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为了 /wèile/ preposition

because of(on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of)
preposition
[UK: bɪˈkɒz əv] [US: bɪˈkɒz əv]

for(directed at, intended to belong to)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr]

for the sake of(because of)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ðə seɪk əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈfɔːr ðə ˈseɪk əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

toward(for the purpose of)
preposition
[UK: tə.ˈwɔːd] [US: tə.ˈwɔːrd]

为了 /wèile/ phrase

in order to(as a means of achieving the specified aim)
phrase
[UK: ɪn ˈɔː.də(r) tuː] [US: ɪn ˈɔːr.dər ˈtuː]

为了 /wèile/ conjunction

so that(in order to)
conjunction
[UK: ˈsəʊ ðæt] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈðæt]