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*这个 故事 太 无聊 了， 我听不<em>下去</em>了。<span class="pinyin">Zhège gùshi tài wúliáo le, wǒ tīng bù <em>xiàqù</em> le.</span><span class="trans">This story is too boring, I can't keep listening to it.</span>
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*这个 故事 太 无聊 了， 我 不 想 听 <em>下去</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Zhège gùshi tài wúliáo le, wǒ bù xiǎng tīng <em>xiàqù</em> le.</span><span class="trans">This story is too boring, I don't want to keep listening.</span>
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*这 个 菜 很 难吃 , 我 吃 不 <em>下去</em>。<span class="pinyin">Zhège cài hěn nán chī, wǒ chī bù <em>xiàqù</em>.</span><span class="trans">This food is disgusting, I can't keep eating it.</span>
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*这个 工作 工资 那么 低 ，你 还 要 做 <em>下去</em> 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Zhège gōngzuò gōngzī nàme dī, nǐ hái yào zuò <em>xiàqù</em> ma?</span><span class="trans">The salary of this job is so low. Are you still going to continue with it?</span>
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*这个 电影 太 暴力 了，我 看 不 <em>下去</em>了 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège diànyǐng tài bàolì le, wǒ kàn bu <em>xiàqù</em> le.</span><span class="trans">This scene in the movie is too cruel. I can't keep watching it.</span>
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*这个 电影 太 暴力 了 ，我 看 不 <em>下去</em>了 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège diànyǐng tài bàolì le, wǒ kàn bu <em>xiàqù</em> le.</span><span class="trans">This scene in the movie is too cruel. I can't keep watching it.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 07:44, 6 February 2018

下去 (xiàqù) is one of the most often heard result complements. Master how to use it with this article!

Structure

下去 can be used as a result complement to talk about things continuing or carrying on. Think of it as a figurative way of "keeping the ball rolling" (downhill).

Subj. + Verb + 下去

Examples

  • 这个 故事 太 无聊 了， 我 不 想 听 下去 了。Zhège gùshi tài wúliáo le, wǒ bù xiǎng tīng xiàqù le.This story is too boring, I don't want to keep listening.
  • 这个 工作 工资 那么 低 ，你 还 要 做 下去 吗 ？Zhège gōngzuò gōngzī nàme dī, nǐ hái yào zuò xiàqù ma?The salary of this job is so low. Are you still going to continue with it?
  • 这个 电影 太 暴力 了 ，我 看 不 下去了 。Zhège diànyǐng tài bàolì le, wǒ kàn bu xiàqù le.This scene in the movie is too cruel. I can't keep watching it.

See also

Sources and further reading

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