Expressing "for" with "wei"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

When you work for a company or do other sorts of physical (and even mental) activities for another party, you're likely to use the Chinese preposition 为 (wèi). This character is often translated into English as "for," but is sometimes unnatural or unnecessary, depending on the particular phrase. For example, the super common Mao-era phrase, 为人民服务 (wèi rénmín fúwù), "serve the people," doesn't need the word "for" in English. Don't confuse this preposition with 为了 , which is a bit different. 为 + Party + Verb / Adj.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我们都为你高兴。 (wǒmen dū wèi nǐ gāoxīng 。): "We are all happy for you."
• 谁为我考虑过？ (shúi wèi wǒ kǎolv̀ guò ？): "Who considered it for me?"
• 你们可以来为我们加油。 (nǐmen kěyǐ lái wèi wǒmen jiāyóu 。): "You can come and cheer for us."
• 她是为美国政府工作的。 (tā shì wèi měiguó zhèngfǔ gōngzuò de 。): "She works for the US government."
• 这个生日蛋糕是为你准备的。 (zhègè shēngrì dàngāo shì wèi nǐ zhǔnbèi de 。): "This birthday cake is for you."

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