Difference between revisions of "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: | 好让 (hǎoràng) means "in order to", and therefore expresses purpose. It is used in the following way: | ||
| + | == Structure == | ||
<div class="jiegou"> | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
| − | action + 好让 + | + | |
| + | Subject1 + action + 好让 + Subject2 + purpose | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
| − | + | == Examples == | |
<div class="liju"> | <div class="liju"> | ||
* 妈妈 晚上 总是 让 她 喝 牛奶，<em>好 让</em> 她 容易 入睡。 | * 妈妈 晚上 总是 让 她 喝 牛奶，<em>好 让</em> 她 容易 入睡。 | ||
| − | * 你 要 说 | + | * 你 要 说 慢 点儿，<em>好 让</em> 他们 明白。 |
| − | *我 已经 把 准备 工作 做 好 了，<em>好 让</em> 你们 尽快 开始。 | + | * 我 已经 把 准备 工作 做 好 了，<em>好 让</em> 你们 尽快 开始。 |
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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: | 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: | ||
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*[[Easy to do something]] | *[[Easy to do something]] | ||
*[[Result complement "-hao"]] | *[[Result complement "-hao"]] | ||
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[[Category: B2 grammar points]] | [[Category: B2 grammar points]] | ||
| − | {{Basic Grammar|好|B2|……，好……| | + | {{Basic Grammar|好|B2|……，好……|你 要 说 慢 点儿，<em>好 让</em> 他们 明白。|grammar point|ASG18JOA}} |
{{Similar|Easy to do something}} | {{Similar|Easy to do something}} | ||
{{Similar|Result complement "-hao"}} | {{Similar|Result complement "-hao"}} | ||
{{Structure|Sentence Patterns}} | {{Structure|Sentence Patterns}} | ||
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好让 (hǎoràng) means "in order to", and therefore expresses purpose. It is used in the following way:
Structure
Subject1 + action + 好让 + Subject2 + 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。
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!
