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* 你的 作业 做 <em>好</em> 了 吗?
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* 你的 作业 做 <em>好</em> 了 吗?<span class="trans">Did you finish your work.</span>
* 饭 吃 <em>好</em> 了。
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* 饭 吃 <em>好</em> 了。<span class="trans">The food's been eaten.</span>
* 水果 买 <em>好</em> 了。
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* 水果 买 <em>好</em> 了。<span class="trans">The fruit has been bought.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 07:40, 4 June 2013

One of the most often used result complements is 好. It implies that something is complete or done well.

Structure

Forming a result complement with 好 has a very similar meaning to forming one with 完. It expressed that the action has been completed successfully.

When using result complements, it's very common to make the object a topic. This means the object is said first and the subject is often omitted:

Object + Verb + 好 + 了

Examples

  • 你的 作业 做 了 吗?Did you finish your work.
  • 饭 吃 了。The food's been eaten.
  • 水果 买 了。The fruit has been bought.

See also

As with all result complements, the -好 result complement works particularly well in a 把 sentence.

Sources and further reading

Books