Action,好 + Purpose (so that)
Do it now, cash in later
- Action,good好 + Purpose = "…, so that (you can) …".
- breakfast早点to sleep睡,good好to get up early早起 = "sleep early, so you can get up early."
- This good好 (hǎo) introduces the purpose the action serves.
Action,good好 + Verb Phrase
- good好 links the first action to the goal it enables.
earlier早点sleep睡,so that好get up early早起。
- breakfast早点to sleep睡,good好to get up early早起 = "sleep early, so you can get up early."
Explore
Correct or broken?
Action,好 + purpose: do it now, so that the good thing becomes possible.
Practice
Sleep early, so you can get up early: 早点睡,____ 早起。
Action,好 + Purpose = so that: 早点睡,好早起.
Practice
This 好 introduces the purpose the first action serves.
Yes — 早点说,好准备 (say it early so we can prepare).
Recap
Key idea
- Action,good好 + Verb Phrase — "…, so that (you can) …"
- breakfast早点to sleep睡,good好to get up early早起 · breakfast早点variant of 说说,good好preparation准备
- This good好 = "so that" (purpose); read hǎo
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
What does this 好 mean?
好 + Purpose = “so that you can …”: 好准备, 好早起.