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* 你的 作业 做 <em>好</em> 了 吗?<span class="trans">Did you finish your work?</span>
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* 你的 作业 做 <em>好</em> 了 吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de zuòyè zuò <em>hǎo</em> le ma?</span><span class="trans">Did you finish your work?</span>
* 饭 吃 <em>好</em> 了。<span class="trans">The food's been eaten.</span>
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* 饭 吃 <em>好</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Fàn chī <em>hǎo</em> le.</span><span class="trans">The food's been eaten.</span>
* 衣服 穿 <em>好</em> 了。<span class="trans">I finished dressing up.</span>
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* 衣服 穿 <em>好</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Yīfú chuān <em>hǎo</em> le.</span><span class="trans">I finished dressing up.</span>
* 我的澡 已经 洗<em>好</em>了。<span class="trans">I finished my shower.</span>
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* 我的澡 已经 洗<em>好</em>了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ de zǎo yǐjīng xǐ <em>hǎo</em> le.</span><span class="trans">I finished my shower.</span>
 
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Revision as of 14:33, 26 December 2014

One of the most often used result complements is 好 (hǎo). It implies that something is complete or done well.

Structure

Forming a result complement with 好 has a very similar meaning to forming one with 完. It expressed that the action has been completed successfully.

When using result complements, it's very common to make the object a topic. This means the object is said first and the subject is often omitted:

Object + Verb + 好 + 了

Examples

  • 你的 作业 做 了 吗?Nǐ de zuòyè zuò hǎo le ma?Did you finish your work?
  • 饭 吃 了。Fàn chī hǎo le.The food's been eaten.
  • 衣服 穿 了。Yīfú chuān hǎo le.I finished dressing up.
  • 我的澡 已经 洗了。Wǒ de zǎo yǐjīng xǐ hǎo le.I finished my shower.

See also

As with all result complements, the -好 result complement works particularly well in a 把 sentence.

Sources and further reading

Books