Difference between revisions of "Using "lai" to connect two verb phrases"
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==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
| − | Connecting two verb phrases is very easy. All you need to do is place 来 in between them. This has the meaning of doing the first verb to achieve the second verb. | + | Connecting two verb phrases is very easy. All you need to do is place 来 in between them. This has the meaning of doing the first verb to achieve the second verb. Often used with words expressing a way or a method, e.g. "通过""用" |
<div class="jiegou"> | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
| − | Verb Phrase 1 + 来 + Verb Phrase 2 | + | 通过/用 + Verb Phrase 1 + 来 + Verb Phrase 2 |
</div> | </div> | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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| + | * <strong>用</strong> 这 种 方法 <em>来</em> 赚钱，真 丢人。 | ||
| + | * 我们 可以 <strong>通过</strong> 打折 <em>来</em> 吸引 顾客。 | ||
| + | * 你 只能 <strong>通过</strong> 自己 努力 <em>来</em> 找 到 好 工作。 | ||
| + | </div> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | *[[Expressing purpose with "weile"]] | ||
| + | *[[Facilitating an Outcome with "yibian"]] | ||
| + | *[[Expressing Purpose with "hao"]] | ||
| + | *[[Expressing purpose with "weile"]] | ||
==Sources and Further Reading== | ==Sources and Further Reading== | ||
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[[Category:A2 grammar points]] | [[Category:A2 grammar points]] | ||
{{Basic Grammar|来|A2|V1 来 V2|我 学习 <em>来</em> 考得 好|grammar point|NEEDCOD3}} | {{Basic Grammar|来|A2|V1 来 V2|我 学习 <em>来</em> 考得 好|grammar point|NEEDCOD3}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Expressing purpose with "weile"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Facilitating an Outcome with "yibian"}} | ||
| + | {{Used for|Exclaiming}} | ||
{{POS|Conjunctions}} | {{POS|Conjunctions}} | ||
| − | {{Used for| | + | {{Used for|Expressing Purpose}} |
{{Translation|to}} | {{Translation|to}} | ||
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The word 来 (lái) can be used to connect two verb phrases, relating the actions to each other. It can be translated as "in order to" or "so that" and it can help in explaining reasoning.
Structure
Connecting two verb phrases is very easy. All you need to do is place 来 in between them. This has the meaning of doing the first verb to achieve the second verb. Often used with words expressing a way or a method, e.g. "通过""用"
通过/用 + Verb Phrase 1 + 来 + Verb Phrase 2
Examples
- 用 这 种 方法 来 赚钱，真 丢人。
- 我们 可以 通过 打折 来 吸引 顾客。
- 你 只能 通过 自己 努力 来 找 到 好 工作。
See Also
- Expressing purpose with "weile"
- Facilitating an Outcome with "yibian"
- Expressing Purpose with "hao"
- Expressing purpose with "weile"
Sources and Further Reading
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 268) →buy
