Aspectual particle

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Also known as: 动态助词 (dòngtài zhùcí).

These words are added to verbs to indicate aspect (not the same as tense). The particles most often used to indicate aspect in Chinese are 了 (le), 过 (guo), and 着 (zhe).

Notes

了
- Verb + 了
- Verb + 了 + object
- Verb + object + 了
- Verb + 了 + quantity
- Verb + 了 + quantity + 了
- Adjective + 了
- Noun + 了
着
- Verb + 着
- Verb + 着 + verb
过
- Verb + 过
- Some verbs cannot be followed by 过
  - 知道
  - 以为
  - 认为
  - 在
  - 属于
  - 使得
- Adjective + 过

See Also

Uses of "le"

Sources and further reading

外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 131 - 150)
Practicing HSK Grammar (pp. 121 - 140)

Stubs

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