Definition
俾 is a literary auxiliary verb used in formal or classical Chinese to express purpose, equivalent to 'in order to' or 'so that'. It is rarely used in spoken Mandarin and is mostly found in written documents, official statements, or quotations from classical texts. Place it at the beginning of the purpose clause, directly before the verb phrase.
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(literary auxiliary) in order toso that
Examples
- ,俾。Wǒmen zǎo qǐchuáng, bǐ néng zhǔnshí dào xiào.We get up early so that we can arrive at school on time.
- ,俾。Tā měitiān yùndòng, bǐ néng bǎochí jiànkāng.He exercises every day so that he can stay healthy.
- ,俾。Wǒ cún qián, bǐ néng mǎi yí liàng chē.I save money so that I can buy a car.
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