<p>举办一些活动来吸引顾客 and 为吸引顾客而举办一些活动， are two different sentence structures, but the same meaning.</p>
<p>In 举办一些活动来吸引顾客, <strong>来</strong> can be translated as &quot;to do&quot;, which means &quot;for the purpose of&quot;.</p>
<p>举办一些活动来吸引顾客。= They have promotions <strong>to attract</strong> customers.</p>
<p>In 为吸引顾客而举办一些活动, <strong>为</strong> directly indicates the purpose of doing something.</p>
<p>为吸引顾客而举办一些活动。 = <strong>For the purpose of</strong> attracting more customers, they will have promotions today.</p>
<p>Yes, they both mean &quot;for the purpose&quot;.</p>
<p>为。。。而。。。is a very useful sentence structure. For example,</p>
<p>爸爸为了养家而做两份工作。= My father works two jobs to support our family.</p>

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2023-03-30T19:14:16.630Z
Well done. A good lesson.
r13
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2023-03-31T04:53:47.547Z
@PdotWang So, for expression" for the purpose of" , 为 and 来 have the same meanings , yes?
Tatiana
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2023-03-31T05:57:18.400Z
为 directly means "for the purpose of", but 来 is indirect. The basic meaning of 来 is to come, but it has other meanings. For example, 我来清理垃圾 = I am willing to clean up the trash.
PdotWang
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PdotWang
<p>Sometimes i see them in the same position . I think they both mean &quot;for&quot;.. Please explain to me .. For example: 结力量来捍卫和平 ; 每到换李或者节假日的时候，各大商场都会举办一些活动来吸引顾客。</p>

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2023-03-30T11:04:34.353Z
Questions like these are much easier to answer if you provide an example or two!
Olle Linge
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2023-03-30T15:37:49.373Z
举办一些活动来吸引顾客 and 为吸引顾客而举办一些活动。
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What's the difference between 为 and 来？
# What's the difference between 为 and 来？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-30)

Sometimes i see them in the same position . I think they both mean "for".. Please explain to me .. For example: 结力量来捍卫和平 ; 每到换李或者节假日的时候，各大商场都会举办一些活动来吸引顾客。

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Questions like these are much easier to answer if you provide an example or two!  
> **username_2**: 举办一些活动来吸引顾客 and 为吸引顾客而举办一些活动。  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-03-30. Score: 1

举办一些活动来吸引顾客 and 为吸引顾客而举办一些活动， are two different sentence structures, but the same meaning.

In 举办一些活动来吸引顾客, **来** can be translated as "to do", which means "for the purpose of".

举办一些活动来吸引顾客。= They have promotions **to attract** customers.

In 为吸引顾客而举办一些活动, **为** directly indicates the purpose of doing something.

为吸引顾客而举办一些活动。 = **For the purpose of** attracting more customers, they will have promotions today.

Yes, they both mean "for the purpose".

为。。。而。。。is a very useful sentence structure. For example,

爸爸为了养家而做两份工作。= My father works two jobs to support our family.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Well done. A good lesson.  
> **username_0**: @PdotWang So, for expression" for the purpose of" , 为 and 来 have the same meanings , yes?  
> **username_2**: 为 directly means "for the purpose of", but 来 is indirect. The basic meaning of 来 is to come, but it has other meanings. For example, 我来清理垃圾 = I am willing to clean up the trash.  

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