Difference between revisions of "Potential complement "bu dong""

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- Potential complement (B1)
- Result complement "-xiaqu" (B1)
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- Potential complement (HSK3, HSK4)
- Result complement "-xiaqu" (HSK3)
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This is a potential complement that expresses you "can't do something." Don't confuse it with 不懂 as explained in The "-bu dong" (don't understand) Potential Complement.

Structure

The potential complement 不动 is used to express lack of physical ability to do something. This can be used not only with actions like walking, running or climbing, but even actions like eating and chewing.

It is used like this:

Subject + physical action + 不动

Examples

我走不动了，得休息一下！I walked but haven't gotten there yet. I need to rest a bit.
等等我，我爬不动了！Wait for me. I haven't climbed there yet.
这个牛排根本咬不动。I simply can't bite through this steak.
那架钢琴很重，他肯定搬不动。That piano is really heavy. He won't be able to move it.

Sources and further reading

Books

Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (1st ed) (pp. 203)

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-{{Grammar Box}} \r\nThis is a potential complement that expresses you "can't do something." Don't confuse it with 不懂 as explained in [[The "-bu dong" (don't understand) Potential Complement]].\r\n== Structure ==\r\nThe [[potential complement]] 不动 is used to express lack of physical ability to do something. This can be used not only with actions like walking, running or climbing, but even actions like eating and chewing.\r\nIt is used like this: \r\n<div class="jiegou">\r\nSubject + physical action + 不动\r\n</div>\r\n== Examples ==\r\n<div class="liju">\r\n* 我  走 <em>不动</em> 了，得 休息 一下！<span class="trans">I walked but haven't gotten there yet. I need to rest a bit.</span>
+{{Grammar Box}}
+This is a potential complement that expresses you "can't do something." Don't confuse it with 不懂 as explained in [[The "-bu dong" (don't understand) Potential Complement]].
+== Structure ==
+The [[potential complement]] 不动 is used to express lack of physical ability to do something. This can be used not only with actions like walking, running or climbing, but even actions like eating and chewing.
+It is used like this:
+<div class="jiegou">
+Subject + physical action + 不动
+</div>
+== Examples ==
+<div class="liju">
+* 我  走 <em>不动</em> 了，得 休息 一下！<span class="trans">I walked but haven't gotten there yet. I need to rest a bit.</span>
 * 等 等 我，我  爬 <em>不动</em> 了！<span class="trans">Wait for me. I haven't climbed there yet.</span>
 * 这个 牛排 根本 咬<em>不动</em>。<span class="trans">I simply can't bite through this steak.</span>
-* 那 架 钢琴 很 重，他 肯定 搬<em>不动</em>。<span class="trans">That piano is really heavy. He won't be able to move it.</span>\r\n
+* 那 架 钢琴 很 重，他 肯定 搬<em>不动</em>。<span class="trans">That piano is really heavy. He won't be able to move it.</span>
-</div>\r\n==See also==
+</div>
+==See also==
 * [[Potential complement "bu xia"]]
-* [[Positive and negative potential complements]]\r\n== Sources and further reading ==\r\n=== Books ===\r\n# [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (1st ed)]] (pp. 203)\r\n[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
+* [[Positive and negative potential complements]]
+== Sources and further reading ==
+=== Books ===
+# [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (1st ed)]] (pp. 203)
+[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
 [[Category:Potential complement]]
 {{Basic Grammar|不动|B1|V + 不动|我 太 累 了，走 <em>不 动</em> 了。|grammar point|ASG2C6Z7}}