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起見

hei2 gin3

qi3 jian4

sake; purpose; means to an end

Typically appears in the construction 為……起見, meaning "for ...'s sake", "for the purpose of ...", "in order to ..."

Level: 3

起見 / 起见

起 hei2 qi3 - to start; rise; get up
見 gin3 jin6 jian4 - see, observe; visit

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為你的安全起見國 edit
For the sake of your safety

This word was added by claw on 12th Apr 2008

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