Expressing purpose with "hao"

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

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) (p. 569)→buy

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