为了

Character by character

• 为wèi4 strokesHSK 2 traditional 為do, handle, govern, act; be
• 了le2 strokesHSK 1 traditional 瞭to finish; particle of completed action

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 为了. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 了leHSK 1

  (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

• 为wèiHSK 2

  because of; for; to

• 因为yīn wèiHSK 2

  because; owing to; on account of

• 认为rèn wéiHSK 2

  to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

• 成为chéng wéiHSK 2

  to become; to turn into

• 为什么wèi shén meHSK 2

  why?; for what reason?

• 了解liǎo jiěHSK 4

  to understand; to realize; to find out

• 作为zuò wéiHSK 4

  one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be

• 以为yǐ wéiHSK 2

  to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

• 极了jí leHSK 3

  extremely; exceedingly

• 除了chú leHSK 3

  besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)

• 行为xíng wéiHSK 2

  action; conduct; behavior; activity

• 为何wèi héHSK 6

  why

• 为止wéi zhǐHSK 5

  until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止)

• 为此wèi cǐHSK 6

  for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end

• 称为chēng wéiHSK 3

  to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."

• 得了dé leHSK 5

  all right!; that's enough!

• 受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4

  unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand

• 罢了bà leHSK 6

  a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

• 算了suàn leHSK 6

  let it be; let it pass; forget about it

• 完了wán leHSK 5

  to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no

• 了不起liǎo bu qǐHSK 4

  amazing; terrific; extraordinary

• 视为shì wéiHSK 5

  to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem

• 为人wèi rénHSK 7

  for sb; for others' interest