-기 위해(서) means "in order to" - stating the purpose of an action.
Purpose - 건강을 위해 운동해요 (exercise for health)
Goal-oriented - 합격하기 위해 열심히 공부해요
More formal than -려고 - Often in written/formal speech
V-기 위해(서) - Verb nominalization + 위해
N을/를 위해(서) - Also works with nouns
서 is optional - 위해 = 위해서
In order to pass, I studied hard.
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