Difference between revisions of "Result complement "-xiaqu""
Line 3: Line 3:
 
下去 (xiàqù) is one of the most often heard result complements. Master how to use it with this article!  
 
下去 (xiàqù) is one of the most often heard result complements. Master how to use it with this article!  
  
−
== Structure ==
+
== Affirmative Form ==
 +
 
 +
=== 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).
 
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).
Line 11: Line 13:
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
−
== Examples ==
+
=== Examples ===
  
 
<div class="liju">
 
<div class="liju">
Line 22: Line 24:
  
 
</div>
 
</div>
 +
 +
== Affirmative Form ==
 +
 +
=== Structure ===
  
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
Subj. + Verb + 不 + 下去
 
Subj. + Verb + 不 + 下去
 
</div>
 
</div>
 +
 +
=== Examples ===
  
 
<div class="liju">
 
<div class="liju">

Revision as of 10:06, 6 February 2018

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

Affirmative Form

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 。Shuō xiàqù.Keep talking.
  • 这样做 很 有 意义 ，你 应该 做 下去 。Zhèyàng zuò hěn yǒu yìyì, nǐ yīnggāi zuò xiàqù.It's very meaningful to do this. You should keep doing it.
  • 他 走 了 ，因为 他 没脸 待 下去 了 。Tā zǒu le, yīnwèi tā méiliǎn dāi xiàqù le.He left because he didn't have a face to keep staying.
  • 再 玩 下去 你 就 死定 了 。Zài wán xiàqù nǐ jiù sǐ dìng le.You'll be dead if you keep playing.
  • 你 不能 让 他 这样 生活 下去 了 。Nǐ bù néng ràng tā zhèyàng shēnghuó xiàqù le.You can't let him keep living like this.

Affirmative Form

Structure

Subj. + Verb + 不 + 下去

Examples

  • 这个 故事 太 无聊 了 ，我 听 下去 了 。Zhège gùshi tài wúliáo le, wǒ tīng bu xiàqù le.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 。Zhège diànyǐng tài bàolì le, wǒ kàn bu xiàqù le.This scene in the movie is too cruel. I can't keep watching it.
  • 你 说话 太 恶心 了 ，我 吃 不 下去 了 。Nǐ shuōhuà tài ěxīn le, wǒ chī bu xiàqù le.The way you talk is so disgusting. I can't continue with my food.
  • 我 跟 他 过 不 下去 了 ，我 要 离婚 。Wǒ gēn tā guò bu xiàqù le, wǒ yào líhūn.I can't keep living a life with him. I want a divorce.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books



Retrieved from "https://resources.allsetlearning.com/gramwiki/?title=Result_complement_%22-xiaqu%22&oldid=39809"