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Latest revision as of 05:41, 25 June 2013
The following structures that are used to express results in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level. For more information, you can also look at our article on result complements.
A2 Expressing result
| Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi" | 因为⋯⋯ 所以⋯⋯ | 因为 饿 了，所以 吃饭。 |
| Change of state with "le" | ⋯⋯了 | 我 25 岁 了。 |
| Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding | Verb + 不懂 | 我 听不懂 。 |
| Result complement "-wan" for finishing | Verb + 完 (+ 了) | 我 说 完 了。 |
| Result complements "-dao" and "-jian" | Verb + 到 / 见 | 听 到 了 吗 ？ |
B1 Expressing result
| Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Direction complement "-qilai" | Verb / Adj.+ 起来 | 天气 热 起来 了 。 |
| Expressing "until" with "dao" | Verb + 到 + Time / Event | 我 昨天 晚上 工作 到 十二 点 半 。 |
| Result complement "-xiaqu" | Verb + 下去 | 这个 故事 太 无聊 了 ，我 听 不 下去 了 。 |
| Result complements | Verb + 好 / 完 / 错 | 我们 吃 好 了 。 |
B2 Expressing result
| Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai" | Verb + 住 / 开 / 出(来) | 抓住 那个 小偷 ！ |
| Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai" | Verb + 起来 | 宝宝，你 应该 把 你 的 玩具 收 起来 。 |
| Complement "-huai le" | Verb + 坏了 | 坏 了。 |
| Complement "-zhao" | Verb + 着 | 宝宝 刚 睡 着。 |
| Expressing "and then" with "yushi" | ⋯⋯ ，于是 ⋯⋯ | 他 实在 太 懒 了 ，于是 老板 把 他 辞 了 。 |
| Tricky uses of "dao" | Verb + 到 | 他 做 到 了 吗 ？ |
