Expressing purpose with "hao"

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

Structure

Subj. 1 + Action， 好让 + Purpose

Examples

• 妈妈 晚上 总是 让 她 喝 牛奶，好 让 她 容易 入睡。Mother always makes her drink milk in the evening to help her fall asleep.
• 你 要 说 慢 点儿，好 让 他们 明白。You need to speak a little slower so that they can understand.
• 我 已经 把 准备 工作 做 好 了，好 让 你们 尽快 开始。I already prepared the work so that you guys can start it as soon as possible.

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） (p. 569)→buy

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