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| + | One of the most often used result complements is 好 (hǎo). It implies that something is complete or done well. The other most often used result complements is 错 (cuò). It's used to express making mistakes. | ||
== Most Frequently Used Ones == | == Most Frequently Used Ones == | ||
| − | + | Forming a [[result complement]] with 好 has a very similar meaning to [["-wan" result complement|forming one with 完]]. It expresses that the action has been completed successfully. | |
| − | + | To express that an action resulted in an error, you can use a result complement with -错. This covers what is often expressed with the adverb "incorrectly" in English. | |
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| + | == Other Frequently Used Result Complements == | ||
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| + | 除了一些单音节形容词可以做结果补语，口语中常用的一些双音节形容词也可以做结果补语，如"清楚、明白、干净"等。此外，少量单音节动词也可以做结果补语。如"见、懂、走、哭、掉、倒"等。 | ||
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| + | === Examples === | ||
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| + | * 你 来 <em>晚</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Nǐ lái <em>wǎn</em> le.</span> <span class="trans">You came late.</span> | ||
| + | * 我 吃 <em>饱</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ chī <em>bǎo</em> le.</span> <span class="trans">I'm full.</span> | ||
| + | * 他 喝 <em>醉</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā hē <em>zuì</em> le.</span> <span class="trans">He's drunk.</span> | ||
| + | * 房间 你 打扫 <em>干净</em> 了 吗？<span class="trans">Is your room all cleaned up? </span> | ||
| + | * 老师 拿 <em>走</em> 了 我 的 iPad。<span class="trans">The teacher took away my iPad. </span> | ||
| + | * 小偷 偷 <em>走</em> 了 我 的钱包。<span class="trans">The thief stole my wallet. </span> | ||
| + | * 妹妹 吓 <em>哭</em> 了。<span class="trans">My little sister was so scared that she cried. </span> | ||
| + | * 请 关 <em>掉</em> 手机。 <span class="trans">Please turn off your phone. </span> | ||
| + | * 这些 照片 都 可以 删 <em>掉</em>。 <span class="trans">You can delete these pictures. </span> | ||
| + | * 他 推 <em>倒</em> 了 一 个 老人。 <span class="trans">He pushed down an old man. </span> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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One of the most often used result complements is 好 (hǎo). It implies that something is complete or done well. The other most often used result complements is 错 (cuò). It's used to express making mistakes.
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Most Frequently Used Ones
Forming a result complement with 好 has a very similar meaning to forming one with 完. It expresses that the action has been completed successfully.
To express that an action resulted in an error, you can use a result complement with -错. This covers what is often expressed with the adverb "incorrectly" in English.
Structure
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:
Obj. + Verb + 好 + 了
Obj. + Verb + 错 + 了
Examples
- 我 的 作业 做 好 了。I finished doing my homework.
- 我们 吃 好 了。We finished eating.
- 衣服 穿 好 了 吗？Did you finish dressing up?
- 这 个 字 你 写 错 了。You wrote this character wrong.
- 我 记 错 了。I remembered wrongly.
- 你 说 的 话 我 听 错 了。I misheard what you said.
Other Frequently Used Result Complements
除了一些单音节形容词可以做结果补语，口语中常用的一些双音节形容词也可以做结果补语，如"清楚、明白、干净"等。此外，少量单音节动词也可以做结果补语。如"见、懂、走、哭、掉、倒"等。
Examples
- 你 来 晚 了 。 You came late.
- 我 吃 饱 了 。 I'm full.
- 他 喝 醉 了 。 He's drunk.
- 房间 你 打扫 干净 了 吗？Is your room all cleaned up?
- 老师 拿 走 了 我 的 iPad。The teacher took away my iPad.
- 小偷 偷 走 了 我 的钱包。The thief stole my wallet.
- 妹妹 吓 哭 了。My little sister was so scared that she cried.
- 请 关 掉 手机。 Please turn off your phone.
- 这些 照片 都 可以 删 掉。 You can delete these pictures.
- 他 推 倒 了 一 个 老人。 He pushed down an old man.
See also
As with all result complements, the -好 result complement works particularly well in a 把 sentence.
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 43- 4) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 233-4) →buy
