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为的是 meaning in English

wèideshì

for the sake of; for the purpose of

Traditional 為的是21 strokes

Meaning of 为的是

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wèideshì
  1. for the sake of
  2. for the purpose of

为的是 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ打dǎ棒bàng球qiú为wèi的de是shì甚shén么me？
What do you play baseball for?
他tā努nǔ力lì学xué习xí，为wèi的de是shì能néng够gòu考kǎo上shàng大dà学xué。
He studied hard in order to get into college.
在zài一yí个gè下xià雨yǔ的de早zǎo晨chén，他tā很hěn早zǎo出chū门mén为wèi的de是shì及jí时shí到dào学xué校xiào。
On a rainy morning, he left his house early so as to be in time for school.
我wǒ匆cōng匆cōng忙máng忙máng，为wèi的de是shì能néng赶gǎn上shàng第dì一yī班bān火huǒ车chē。
I hurried in order to catch the first train.

Stroke order for each character

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为 wèi · because of · 4 strokes

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的 de · of · 8 strokes

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是 shì · to be · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 为的是.

真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
还是háishistill (as before); had better
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
别的biédeelse; other
有的yǒude(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
为什么wèi shénmewhy?; for what reason?
因为yīnwèibecause; owing to; on account of
但是dànshìbut; however
的话dehuàif (coming after a conditional clause)
认为rènwéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
以为yǐwéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe
可是kěshìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

Questions about 为的是

What does 为的是 mean?

为的是 (wèideshì) means "for the sake of; for the purpose of".

How do you write 为的是?

为的是 is made of 3 characters: 为 (4 strokes), 的 (8 strokes), 是 (9 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

How is 为的是 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 为的是 is written 為的是.