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* 饭太多，我们 吃 <em>不 下</em>。<span class="pinyin">Fàn tài duō, wǒmen chī <em>bùxià</em>.</span><span class="trans">There's so much food. We can't eat all of it.</span> | * 饭太多，我们 吃 <em>不 下</em>。<span class="pinyin">Fàn tài duō, wǒmen chī <em>bùxià</em>.</span><span class="trans">There's so much food. We can't eat all of it.</span> | ||
* 这 间 房间 太 小，坐 <em>不 下</em> 三十 个 人。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiān fángjiān tài xiǎo, zuò <em>bùxià</em> sānshí gè rén.</span><span class="trans">This room is too small. 30 people can't fit in here.</span> | * 这 间 房间 太 小，坐 <em>不 下</em> 三十 个 人。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiān fángjiān tài xiǎo, zuò <em>bùxià</em> sānshí gè rén.</span><span class="trans">This room is too small. 30 people can't fit in here.</span> | ||
| − | * 我一个人拿<em>不 下</em> 这么 多 行李。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ | + | * 我一个人拿<em>不 下</em> 这么 多 行李。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yīgèrén ná <em>bùxià</em> zhème duō xínglǐ.</span><span class="trans">I can't take this luggage all by myself.</span> |
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Another great potential complement is 不下 (bùxià).
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.
Subj. + Verb + 不下 + Obj.
Examples
The sentence could also be arranged with the object first (a topic).
- 书柜太小， 放 不 下 这么 多 书。This bookcase is too small to keep this many books.
- 饭太多，我们 吃 不 下。There's so much food. We can't eat all of it.
- 这 间 房间 太 小，坐 不 下 三十 个 人。This room is too small. 30 people can't fit in here.
- 我一个人拿不 下 这么 多 行李。I can't take this luggage all by myself.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 205) →buy
- Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4) (pp. 94) →buy
