通过 … 使 … (by …, bring about …)
"Through … , causing …"
- to pass through通过 + Verb,to make使 + result = "by (doing) …, bring about …".
- to pass through通过to make an effort努力,to make使achievement成绩to raise提高(completed / change)了 = "through hard work, (we) raised the grades."
- to pass through通过 sets the method; to make使 states the change it caused.
to pass through通过 + Verb,to make使 + result
- to pass through通过…to make使… links a method to the effect it produces.
through通过exercise锻炼,cause使body身体more更healthy健康。
- to pass through通过to toughen锻炼,to make使the body身体more更health健康 = "through exercise, (it) makes the body healthier."
Explore
Correct or broken?
通过 X,使 Y … engineers an outcome: the means first, 使 delivers the change.
Practice
Through exercise, it makes the body healthier: 通过锻炼,____ 身体更健康。
通过 + Verb,使 + result: 通过锻炼,使身体更健康.
Practice
使 here introduces the result the method causes.
Yes — 通过…,使…(result).
Recap
Key idea
- to pass through通过 + Verb,to make使 + result — "by (doing) …, bring about …"
- to pass through通过to make an effort努力,to make使achievement成绩to raise提高(completed / change)了
- to pass through通过 = the method; to make使 = the change it caused (formal)
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
In this pattern, 通过 marks the … and 使 marks the …
通过 = the method; 使 = the change it brings about.