Difference between revisions of "Expressing result"

Latest revision as of 05:41, 25 June 2013

The following structures that are used to express results in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level. For more information, you can also look at our article on result complements.

A2 Expressing result

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"	因为⋯⋯ 所以⋯⋯	因为饿了，所以吃饭。
Change of state with "le"	⋯⋯了	我 25 岁了。
Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding	Verb + 不懂	我听不懂。
Result complement "-wan" for finishing	Verb + 完 (+ 了)	我说完了。
Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"	Verb + 到 / 见	听到了吗？

B1 Expressing result

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Direction complement "-qilai"	Verb / Adj.+ 起来	天气热起来了。
Expressing "until" with "dao"	Verb + 到 + Time / Event	我昨天晚上工作到十二点半。
Result complement "-xiaqu"	Verb + 下去	这个故事太无聊了，我听不下去了。
Result complements	Verb + 好 / 完 / 错	我们吃好了。

B2 Expressing result

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai"	Verb + 住 / 开 / 出(来)	抓住那个小偷！
Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai"	Verb + 起来	宝宝，你应该把你的玩具收起来。
Complement "-huai le"	Verb + 坏了	坏了。
Complement "-zhao"	Verb + 着	宝宝刚睡着。
Expressing "and then" with "yushi"	⋯⋯ ，于是 ⋯⋯	他实在太懒了，于是老板把他辞了。
Tricky uses of "dao"	Verb + 到	他做到了吗？

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+The following structures that are used to express results in Chinese are organized according to our [[grammar points by level]]. For more information, you can also look at our article on [[result complement]]s.
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-! Grammar Point (English) !! Pattern !! Examples
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-|[[ASGWNGEP|Resultative Complements "''dao''" and "''jian''"]] || V + 到 / 见 || <span class="liju">听 <em>到</em> 了 吗？</span>
-|-
-|[[ASGNQUC1|The "''-wan''" Resultative Complement]] || V + 完 || <span class="liju">书 看 <em>完</em> 了。</span>
-|-
-|[[ASGNNMST|The "''-hao''" Resultative Complement]] || V + 好 || <span class="liju">饭 吃 <em>好</em> 了。</span>
-|-
-|[[ASGPBGEQ|The "''-cuo''" Resultative Complement]] || V + 错 || <span class="liju">这 个 字 是 不 是 写 <em>错</em> 了？</span>
-|-
-|[[ASGBPXOB|The "''-qilai''" Resultative Complement]] || V + 起来 || <span class="liju">站 <em>起来</em>！说 <em>起来</em> 容易，做 <em>起来</em> 难。</span>
-|-
-|[[ASG1PTJX|The "''-xiaqu''" Resultative Complement]] || V + 下去 || <span class="liju">不 能 一直 这样 做 <em>下去</em>。</span>
-|-
-|[[ASGT185D|Expressing Change of State with "''le''"]] || ……了 || <span class="liju">今天 我 25 岁 <em>了</em>。你的 衣服 脏 <em>了</em>。</span>
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-|[[ASGTDUJO|Cause and Effect with "''yinwei''" and "''suoyi''"]] || 因为… 所以… || <span class="liju"><em>因为</em> 饿 了，<em>所以</em> 吃饭。</span>