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為此

简为此 · 繁為此

Mandarin · pinyin wèi cǐ

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

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此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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4–3 · wei4 ci3

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adv

because of this; for this reason; to this end
(dialectal Wu, including Shanghainese) Used to express strong evidentiality for the occurrence of an event.

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