为 + Person (for someone's sake)
Doing it for them
- for为 + Person + Predicate = "for / on behalf of (someone)".
- for为everyone大家to serve服务 = "serve everyone."
- This for为 (wèi) means "for the benefit of" — careful, not in order to为了 ("in order to").
for为 + Person + Verb Phrase
- for为 names who benefits from the action.
we我们for为everyone大家serve服务。
- for为everyone大家to serve服务 = "serve everyone."
Explore
Correct or broken?
为 + person + verb serves someone: done for them, felt for them.
Practice
Serve everyone: 我们 ____ 大家服务。
为 + Person + VP = for someone: 为大家服务.
Practice
为 + Person names who benefits from the action.
Yes — 为大家, 为你.
Recap
Key idea
- for为 + Person + Verb Phrase — "for / on behalf of …"
- for为everyone大家to serve服务 · for为you你happy高兴 (happy for you)
- for为 (wèi) = for someone; in order to为了 = in order to (a goal)
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Prepositions.
Practice
How does 为 (wèi) differ from 为了?
为你高兴 (happy for you) vs 为了健康 (for the sake of health).