Potential complement "bu xia"
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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.
The structure is:
Subject + Verb + 不下 + Object
The sentence could also be arranged with the object first (a topic). Some examples:
- 放 不 下 这么 多 书。
- 饭太多，我们 吃 不 下。
- 这 间 房间 太 小，坐 不 下 三十 个 人。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 205) →buy
