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為的是

简为的是 · 繁為的是

Mandarin · pinyin wèi de shì

for the sake of
for the purpose of

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的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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4–5–4 · wei4 de5 shi4

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