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Expressing purpose with "hao"

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Level B2
Similar to
Using "hao" to mean "easy" (A2)
Expressing "in this way" with "zheyang" (B1)
Expressing purpose with "weile" (B1)
Using "lai" to connect two verb phrases (B1)
Used for
Expressing purpose
Keywords
好

好 (hǎo) means "in order to or for the sake of," and therefore expresses the purpose. It is used in the following way:

Contents

  
1 Structure
2 Examples
3 See also
4 Sources and Further Reading
4.1 Books
Structure

Action ,好 + Purpose

Examples

她 睡前 常常 喝 牛奶 ,好 入睡 。
She often drinks milk before bedtime to help her fall asleep.
老师 ,请 说 慢 点儿 ,我们 好 做 笔记 。
Teacher, you need to speak a little slower so that we can write them down.
请 把 车 停 到 里面 ,好 让 别人 走路 。
Please park the car inside so that other people can walk.
See also

Easy to do something
Result complement "-hao"
"lai" used to connect two verb phrases
Sources and Further Reading

Books

40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册) (pp. 569 ) [ →buy]
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