用 / 通过 … 来 … (by means of …)
IntroducedConnect the means to the intended use
- A phone serves as the tool for paying.
- we我们use用phone手机to来pay付钱。 — to来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
A phone serves as the tool for paying. What does 我们用手机来付钱。 communicate?
来 connects the phone's use with the payment action. This 来 is not movement towards the speaker. Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is use用 / to pass through通过 … to来 … (by means of …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
we我们use用phone手机to来pay付钱。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Use a phone to pay: 用手机 ____ 付钱。
用 + Method + 来 + Verb = by … do …: 用手机来付钱.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, we我们use用phone手机to来pay付钱。: to来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 来 mean in 用手机来付钱?
Here 来 = “in order to”, not movement.
Know the boundary
- This to来 is not movement towards the speaker.
- Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ.
通过努力来成功 follows the same 来 pattern.
Yes: 通过 / 用 + Method + 来 + Verb Phrase.
用手机来付钱 necessarily reports moving the phone towards the speaker.
This 来 is not movement towards the speaker. Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ. 来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
Use the distinction
- to来 connects the phone's use with the payment action.
- This to来 is not movement towards the speaker. Naming a method does not by itself report successful payment; intentions and results differ.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Conjunctions.
A phone serves as the tool for paying. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.