一来 … ,二来 … (firstly …, secondly …)
Two reasons, neatly numbered
- firstly, ...一来 + Reason 1,secondly, ...二来 + Reason 2 = "firstly …, secondly …" — listing reasons.
- firstly, ...一来cheap便宜,secondly, ...二来convenient方便 = "firstly it's cheap, secondly it's convenient."
- A neat way to give two reasons in a row.
firstly, ...一来 + Reason 1,secondly, ...二来 + Reason 2
- firstly, ...一来…secondly, ...二来… lays out reasons one and two.
firstly一来cheap便宜,secondly二来convenient方便。
- firstly, ...一来cheap便宜,secondly, ...二来convenient方便 = "firstly cheap, secondly convenient."
Explore
Correct or broken?
一来 …,二来 … numbers the reasons: firstly, secondly — in order.
Practice
Firstly cheap, secondly convenient: 一来便宜,____ 方便。
一来 + R1,二来 + R2 = firstly …, secondly …: 一来便宜,二来方便.
Practice
一来 introduces the first reason; 二来 the second.
Yes — a tidy two-reason list.
Recap
Key idea
- firstly, ...一来 + Reason 1,secondly, ...二来 + Reason 2 — "firstly …, secondly …"
- firstly, ...一来cheap便宜,secondly, ...二来convenient方便
- A tidy way to give two reasons
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
What does 一来…二来… do?
一来…二来… = reason one, reason two.