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以便

yǐ biàn · yi bian

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HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. so that
  2. so as to
  3. in order to
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Come early for corn

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)早(zǎo)来(lái)夜市(yèshì)？

    Why did you come to the night market so early?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)早点(zǎodiǎn)来(lái)，以便(yǐbiàn)买到(mǎidào)最(zuì)新鲜(xīnxiān)的(de)玉米(yùmǐ)！

    I came early so that I could buy the freshest corn.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)！我(wǒ)早点(zǎodiǎn)来(lái)，以便(yǐbiàn)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)排队(páiduì)！

    Me too! I came early so that I could line up for you.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)玉米(yùmǐ)呢(ne)

    So where is the corn?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)全(quán)买(mǎi)了(le)，二十(èrshí)个(gè)，你(nǐ)不用(bùyòng)排队(páiduì)了(le)！

    I bought all twenty, so you don't need to queue.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)吃(chī)不完(bùwán)二十(èrshí)个(gè)啊(a)！

    But two people can't finish twenty!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)国(guó)外(wài)学(xué)习(xí)以(yǐ)便(biàn)提(tí)升(shēng)她(tā)的(de)英(yīng)语(yǔ)。

She studied abroad in order to brush up her English.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)会(huì)将(jiāng)这(zhè)则(zé)资(zī)讯(xùn)记(jì)下(xià)来(lái)，以(yǐ)便(biàn)未(wèi)来(lái)参(cān)考(kǎo)。

I'll keep this information handy for future reference.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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