Result complement "-xiaqu"
下去 can be used as a result complement to talk about things continuing or carrying on.
The structure is:
Subject + Verb + 下去
Some examples:
- 不 能 一直 这样 做 下去。
- 这 个 菜 难吃 － 我 吃 不 下去。
- 我 走 不 下去 － 把 我 留下 吧！
See also
- Potential complement "bu xia"
- Figurative directional complements 起来 and 出来
- Direction complement
