Stating two or more reasons with 一来...二来... ("yi1lai2...er4lai2...")

一来...二来... yīlái èrlái

Sentence patterns

HSK 5

Structure

一来 + Reason 1 ，二来 + Reason 2

用于列举两个原因或目的，构成并列关系，强调理由的层次或顺序。

Used to list two reasons or purposes in a parallel structure, emphasizing the order or layers of reasoning.

通常放在句首或句中，分别引出两个并列的原因或目的，后面接完整的句子。结构为‘一来...，二来...’。

Typically placed at the beginning or middle of a sentence, each引出 a complete clause. The structure is 'yīlái...，èrlái...'.

1 我今天不能去，一来我有工作，二来我身体不舒服。 (I can't go today, firstly I have work, secondly I'm not feeling well.)
2 学习中文，一来可以增长知识，二来可以了解中国文化。 (Studying Chinese, on one hand can increase knowledge, on the other hand can understand Chinese culture.)
3 选择这个方案，一来成本低，二来效果好。 (Choosing this plan, first the cost is low, second the result is good.)
4 我不喜欢这个电影，一来剧情太慢，二来演员演技差。 (I don't like this movie, for one the plot is too slow, for another the acting is poor.)
5 周末我一般待在家里，一来可以休息，二来可以陪家人。 (I usually stay at home on weekends, on the one hand to rest, on the other to spend time with family.)

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