Facilitating an outcome with "yibian"

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以便 (yǐbiàn) is a formal way to say "in order to" or "to facilitate", and is generally used to show that an outcome is the result of a particular action.

It is used like this:

action + 以便 + outcome

Some examples:

  • 我国 提倡 垃圾 分类,以便 回收 再利用。
  • 老李 买 了 一 辆 折叠 式 的 自行车,以便 携带。
  • 老师 减慢 了 语速,以便 学生 能 听懂。

Sources and further reading

Books

  • BRIDGE (桥梁 实用汉语中级教程下) (pp. 95) NEEDS AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK
  • 发展汉语 中级汉语上 (pp. 81-82) NEEDS AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK
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