Chinese
qǐjiàn
Meaning: for the sake of; for the purpose of
Part of Speech: Particle

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Example sentences

為了安全起見,請繫好安全帶。
为了安全起见,请系好安全带。
For the sake of safety, please fasten your seatbelt.
為了安全起見,請不要把你的銀行賬號告訴別人。
For security reasons, please do not tell your bank account number to others.

Usage Notes

Often used in the structure '為了...起見' (wei4'le...qi3'jian4) to express 'for the sake of' or 'out of consideration for' a specific purpose.

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