<p>A door lock device for a vehicle includes an operating mechanism (B) which selectively performs a locked state in which a latching means (50) and a latched means (44) are unreleasable and an unlocked state in which the latching means and the latched means are releasable. The operating mechanism includes an active lever (24) selectively rotating to a locked position and to an unlocked position, an idle lever (29) operating the active lever to the locked position and the unlocked position in accordance with an operation of a key cylinder (K), and a connection member (1) connected to a lock knob (L) selectively operating the active lever to the locked position and to the unlocked position. The door lock device is characterized in that the active lever includes an arm portion connecting to the key cylinder (24c), which is operatively connecting to the idle lever, and an arm portion connecting to the lock knob (24b) which is directly connected to the connection member.</p>
