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

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Structure

To talk about whether or not something can happen or is possible, potential complements are used. One of the most common is 不下. This is used to talk about whether or not something will fit or go somewhere.

Subject + Verb + 不下 + Object

Examples

The sentence could also be arranged with the object first (a topic).

放 不下 这么多书。
饭太多，我们吃 不下。
这间房间太小，坐 不下 三十个人。

Sources and further reading

Books

Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 205) →buy
Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4) (pp. 94) →buy

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 * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2]] (pp. 205) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy]
+* [[Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4)]] (pp. 94) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7800529371/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7800529371 →buy]
 [[Category:B1 grammar points]]
 [[Category:Potential complement]]