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*说 <em>下去</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Shuō <em>xiàqù</em>.</span><span class="trans">Keep talking.</span> | *说 <em>下去</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Shuō <em>xiàqù</em>.</span><span class="trans">Keep talking.</span> | ||
+ | *这样做 很 有 意义 ,你 应该 做 <em>下去</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèyàng zuò hěn yǒu yìyì, nǐ yīnggāi zuò <em>xiàqù</em>.</span><span class="trans">It's very meaningful to do this. You should keep doing it.</span> | ||
+ | *再 玩 <em>下去</em> 你 就 死定 了 。<span class="pinyin">Zài wán <em>xiàqù</em> nǐ jiù sǐ dìng le.</span><span class="trans">You'll be dead if you keep playing.</span> | ||
+ | *他 走 了 ,因为 他 没脸 待 <em>下去</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā zǒu le, yīnwèi tā méiliǎn dāi <em>xiàqù</em>.</span><span class="trans">He left because he didn't have a face to keep staying.</span> | ||
*你 不能 让 他 这样 生活 <em>下去</em> 了 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù néng ràng tā zhèyàng shēnghuó <em>xiàqù</em> le.</span><span class="trans">You can't let him keep living like this.</span> | *你 不能 让 他 这样 生活 <em>下去</em> 了 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù néng ràng tā zhèyàng shēnghuó <em>xiàqù</em> le.</span><span class="trans">You can't let him keep living like this.</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).
Subj. + Verb + 下去
Examples
- 说 下去 。Keep talking.
- 这样做 很 有 意义 ,你 应该 做 下去 。It's very meaningful to do this. You should keep doing it.
- 再 玩 下去 你 就 死定 了 。You'll be dead if you keep playing.
- 他 走 了 ,因为 他 没脸 待 下去 。He left because he didn't have a face to keep staying.
- 你 不能 让 他 这样 生活 下去 了 。You can't let him keep living like this.
- 这个 故事 太 无聊 了, 我 听 不 下去 了。This story is too boring, I don't want to keep listening.
- 这个 电影 太 暴力 了 ,我 看 不 下去了 。This scene in the movie is too cruel. I can't keep watching 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) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 232-3) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 137) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 184) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册) (pp. 429) [ →buy]