他們為自由而戰。

They fought for their liberty.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
=2 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=2 為 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
3 自由 zìyóu
  1. freedom; liberty
  2. free; unrestricted
4 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
5 戰 zhàn
  1. to fight
  2. fight
  3. war
  4. battle