Expressing purpose with "hao"

好让 (hǎoràng) means "in order to", and therefore expresses purpose. It is used in the following way:

Structure

Subject 1 + [action] + 好让 + Subject 2 + [purpose]

Examples

• 妈妈 晚上 总是 让 她 喝 牛奶，好 让 她 容易 入睡。
• 你 要 说 慢 点儿，好 让 他们 明白。
• 我 已经 把 准备 工作 做 好 了，好 让 你们 尽快 开始。

See also

• Easy to do something
• Result complement "-hao"
• "lai" used to connect two verb phrases

Sources and Further Reading

HSK5