以便 (so as to / in order to)
IntroducedMake a later useful action possible
- An organiser asks for a contact number to send later updates.
- please请leave留下number电话，so as to以便we / us我们contact联系you (polite)您。 — Leaving the number enables the intended contact.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- so as to以便 (so as to / in order to): please请leave留下number电话,so as to以便we / us我们contact联系you (polite)您。; breakfast早点to set off出发,so as to以便to keep up with赶上头班车。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
An organiser asks for a contact number to send later updates. What does 请留下电话，以便我们联系您。 communicate?
Leaving the number enables the intended contact. 以便 states a purpose, not a completed result. Contrast 以免联系不上您, which names an unwanted failure the same action aims to prevent.
Follow the speaker
please请leave留下number电话，so as to以便contact联系。
- In the opening situation: please请leave留下number电话，so as to以便we / us我们contact联系you (polite)您。
- Leaving the number enables the intended contact.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: Leave your number, so we can reach you: 请留下电话，____ 联系。
(Action)，以便 + Verb = so as to: 请留下电话,以便联系.
以便 introduces a purpose (positive), unlike 以免 (avoidance).
Yes — 以便 = so as to; 以免 = so as to avoid.
Check the limit of the explanation
- so as to以便 states a purpose, not a completed result.
- Contrast in order to avoid以免contact联系不上you (polite)您, which names an unwanted failure the same action aims to prevent.
The organiser has already contacted the recipient.
以便 states a purpose, not a completed result. Contrast 以免联系不上您, which names an unwanted failure the same action aims to prevent. Leaving the number enables the intended contact.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form please请leave留下number电话，we / us我们contact联系you (polite)您so as to以便 needs repair here. Write please请leave留下number电话，so as to以便we / us我们contact联系you (polite)您 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 请留下电话，我们联系您以便
The demonstrated form is 请留下电话，以便我们联系您. Leaving the number enables the intended contact.
Keep the distinction
- Leaving the number enables the intended contact. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- so as to以便 states a purpose, not a completed result. Contrast in order to avoid以免contact联系不上you (polite)您, which names an unwanted failure the same action aims to prevent.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Verb phrases.
以便 introduces…
以便 = “in order to / so that it's convenient”.
An organiser asks for a contact number to send later updates. 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.