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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 为了
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 为了 | wèi le | - for; for the purpose of; in order to |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 220 | 239 | 318 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 为 | wéi | - as (in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do - by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 | wèi | - because of - for - to |
| 为 | wéi | - variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 为 | wèi | - variant of 為|为[wei4] |
| 了 | le | - (completed action marker) - (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) - (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 了 | liǎo | - to finish - (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4bu5liao3] "cannot forget") - (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least - to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了[liao3]) |
| 了 | liǎo | - (of eyes) bright - clear-sighted - to understand clearly |
| 了 | liào | - unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4] |
Other Words Containing 为了
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 为了 | 3 | 3 | 220 | 239 | 318 |