Result complement "-xiaqu"

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

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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 他 走 了 ,因为 他 没脸 待 下去Tā zǒu le, yīnwèi tā méiliǎn dāi xiàqù.He left because he didn't have a face to keep staying.
  • 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.


  • 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 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.

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