Expressing purpose with "hao"
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好让 (hǎoràng) means "in order to", and therefore expresses purpose. It is used in the following way:
- Action + 好让 + result
For example:
- 晚上 总是 给 她 喝 牛奶，好 让 她 睡觉。
- 我 已经 把 数据 分类 好 了，好 让 你 进行 分析。
- 你 要 说 得 很 清楚，好 让 他们 明白。
More generally, when placed before a verb and pronounced (hǎo), 好 denotes that it is easy to realize the given action. So literally, 好让 means "easy to let", which has to be said, is not very intuitive. The following examples are a lot easier:
- 庄子 比 老子 好 懂，所以 我 建议 你 先 看 《庄子》。
- 这里 不 好 睡，太 吵 了。
- 很 多 汉语 的 语法点 真 不好 解释!
