Difference between revisions of "Result complement "-xiaqu""
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| − | * | + | * 这个 故事 太 无聊 了， 我听不<em>下去</em>了。<span class="trans">This story is too boring,I can't keep listening to it.</span> |
| − | * 这 个 菜 很 难吃 | + | * 这 个 菜 很 难吃 , 我 吃 不 <em>下去</em>。<span class="trans">This food is disgusting. I can't keep eating it.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 这个 电影 画面 太 残忍 了，我 看 <em>下去</em>了！<span class="trans">This scene in the movie is too cruel.I can't keep seeing it.</span> |
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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).
It can be used in a positive way as well as in a negative way.
Subject + Verb + 下去
Subject + Verb + 不 + 下去
Some examples:
- 这个 故事 太 无聊 了， 我听不下去了。This story is too boring,I can't keep listening to it.
- 这 个 菜 很 难吃 , 我 吃 不 下去。This food is disgusting. I can't keep eating it.
- 这个 电影 画面 太 残忍 了，我 看 下去了！This scene in the movie is too cruel.I can't keep seeing it.
See also
- Potential complement "bu xia"
- Result complement "-qilai" (起来)
- Resultative Complement "chu(lai)"(出来)
- Direction complement
Sources and further reading
Books
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 184) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 232-3) →buy
- Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 137) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 184) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册） (p. 429)→buy
