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One of the most often used result complements is 好 (hǎo). It implies that something is complete or done well. The other most often used result complements is 错 (cuò). It's used to express making mistakes.
  
 
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One of the most often used result complements is 好 (hǎo). It implies that something is complete or done well. Forming a [[result complement]] with 好 has a very similar meaning to [["-wan" result complement|forming one with 完]]. It expresses that the action has been completed successfully.
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Forming a [[result complement]] with 好 has a very similar meaning to [["-wan" result complement|forming one with 完]]. It expresses that the action has been completed successfully.
  
The other most often used result complements is 错 (cuò). To express that an action resulted in an error, you can use a result complement with -错. This covers what is often expressed with the adverb "incorrectly" in English.
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To express that an action resulted in an error, you can use a result complement with -错. This covers what is often expressed with the adverb "incorrectly" in English.
  
 
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除了一些单音节形容词可以做结果补语,口语中常用的一些双音节形容词也可以做结果补语,如"清楚、明白、干净"等。此外,少量单音节动词也可以做结果补语。如"见、懂、走、哭、掉、倒"等。
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* 你 来 <em>晚</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Nǐ lái <em>wǎn</em> le.</span> <span class="trans">You came late.</span>
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* 我 吃 <em>饱</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ chī <em>bǎo</em> le.</span> <span class="trans">I'm full.</span>
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* 他 喝 <em>醉</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā hē <em>zuì</em> le.</span> <span class="trans">He's drunk.</span>
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* 房间 你 打扫 <em>干净</em> 了 吗?<span class="trans">Is your room all cleaned up? </span>
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* 老师 拿 <em>走</em> 了 我 的 iPad。<span class="trans">The teacher took away my iPad. </span>
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* 小偷 偷 <em>走</em> 了 我 的钱包。<span class="trans">The thief stole my wallet. </span>
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* 妹妹 吓 <em>哭</em> 了。<span class="trans">My little sister was so scared that she cried. </span>
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* 请 关 <em>掉</em> 手机。 <span class="trans">Please turn off your phone. </span>
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* 这些 照片 都 可以 删 <em>掉</em>。 <span class="trans">You can delete these pictures. </span>
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* 他 推 <em>倒</em> 了 一 个 老人。 <span class="trans">He pushed down an old man. </span>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 09:39, 5 April 2017

One of the most often used result complements is 好 (hǎo). It implies that something is complete or done well. The other most often used result complements is 错 (cuò). It's used to express making mistakes.

Most Frequently Used Ones

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

To express that an action resulted in an error, you can use a result complement with -错. This covers what is often expressed with the adverb "incorrectly" in English.

Structure

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:

Obj. + Verb + 好 + 了

Obj. + Verb + 错 + 了

Examples

  • 我 的 作业 做 了。Wǒ de zuòyè zuò hǎo le. I finished doing my homework.
  • 我们 吃 了。Wǒmen chī hǎo le.We finished eating.
  • 衣服 穿 了 吗?Yīfu chuān hǎo le ma? Did you finish dressing up?
  • 这 个 字 你 写 了。Zhège zì nǐ xiě cuò le.You wrote this character wrong.
  • 我 记 了。Wǒ jì cuò le.I remembered wrongly.
  • 你 说 的 话 我 听 了。Nǐ shuō de huà wǒ tīng cuò le.I misheard what you said.

Other Frequently Used Result Complements

除了一些单音节形容词可以做结果补语,口语中常用的一些双音节形容词也可以做结果补语,如"清楚、明白、干净"等。此外,少量单音节动词也可以做结果补语。如"见、懂、走、哭、掉、倒"等。

Examples

  • 你 来 了 。 Nǐ lái wǎn le. You came late.
  • 我 吃 了 。 Wǒ chī bǎo le. I'm full.
  • 他 喝 了 。 Tā hē zuì le. He's drunk.
  • 房间 你 打扫 干净 了 吗?Is your room all cleaned up?
  • 老师 拿 了 我 的 iPad。The teacher took away my iPad.
  • 小偷 偷 了 我 的钱包。The thief stole my wallet.
  • 妹妹 吓 了。My little sister was so scared that she cried.
  • 请 关 手机。 Please turn off your phone.
  • 这些 照片 都 可以 删 You can delete these pictures.
  • 他 推 了 一 个 老人。 He pushed down an old man.

See also

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

Sources and further reading

Books