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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
为的是
for the sake of
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
for the sake of
02
for the purpose of
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 为的是 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 为的是 appears in 8 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
He studied hard in order to get into college.
I hurried in order to catch the first train.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 为的是.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 为的是.
Directly before
- 出门为的是1
- 言论为的是1
- 书籍为的是1
- 棒球为的是1
Directly after
- 为的是能1
- 为的是及时1
- 为的是能够1
- 为的是无论1
- 为的是表达1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 为的是
What does 为的是 mean in Chinese?
为的是 (wèideshì) means for the sake of.
How do you pronounce 为的是?
为的是 is pronounced wèideshì.
Is 为的是 an HSK word?
为的是 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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