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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Direction_complement_%22-qilai%22 Direction complement "-qilai"] (B1)
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8B%E5%8E%BB 下去], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8B 下], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8E%BB 去]
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下去 (xiàqù) can be used as a [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Result_complement result complement] to talk about things ''continuing'' or ''carrying on''. Think of it as a figurative way of "keeping the ball rolling" (downhill).
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Affirmative_Form|1 Affirmative Form]] ** [[#Structure|1.1 Structure]] ** [[#Examples|1.2 Examples]] * [[#Negative_Form|2 Negative Form]] ** [[#Structure_2|2.1 Structure]] ** [[#Examples_2|2.2 Examples]] * [[#Used_with_.E5.86.8D|3 Used with 再]] * [[#See_also|4 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|5 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|5.1 Books]]
== Affirmative Form == === Structure ===
Subj. + Verb + 下去
=== Examples ===
* '''说''' ''下去'' 。'''Shuō''' ''xiàqù''.Keep talking. * 这 本 书 你 一定 要 认真 地 '''看''' ''下去'' 。Zhè běn shū nǐ yīdìng yào rènzhēn de '''kàn''' ''xiàqù''.You must keep reading this book carefully. * 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. * 他 走 了 ，因为 他 没脸 '''待''' ''下去'' 了 。Tā zǒu le, yīnwèi tā méiliǎn '''dāi''' ''xiàqù'' le.He left because he felt shame if he stayed. * 你 不能 这样 '''生活''' ''下去'' 了 。Nǐ bù néng zhèyàng '''shēnghuó''' ''xiàqù'' le.You can't keep living like this.
== Negative Form == Strictly speaking, simply adding 不 in front of the main verb is all it takes to create the negative form. But it's actually more common to use this negative [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Potential_complement potential complement] form. So it's not just "not go on" (doing something), but actually "''can't'' go on" (doing something). === Structure ===
Subj. + Verb + 不 + 下去 (+ 了)
Note that 了 is often used when it's negated. === Examples ===
* 这个 故事 太 无聊 了 ，我 听 ''不 下去'' '''了''' 。Zhège gùshi tài wúliáo le, wǒ tīng ''bu xiàqù'' '''le'''.This story is too boring, I can't keep listening. * 这个 电影 太 暴力 了 ，我 看 ''不 下去'' '''了''' 。Zhège diànyǐng tài bàolì le, wǒ kàn ''bu xiàqù'' '''le'''.This movie is too violent. I can't keep watching it. * 你 说话 太 恶心 了 ，我 吃 ''不 下去'' '''了''' 。Nǐ shuōhuà tài ěxīn le, wǒ chī ''bu xiàqù'' '''le'''.The way you talk is so disgusting. I can't continue eating my food. * 这个 宾馆 太 脏 了 ，我 待 ''不 下去'' '''了''' 。Zhège bīnguǎn tài zāng le, wǒ dāi ''bu xiàqù'' '''le'''.This hotel is too dirty. I can't stay here any longer. * 我 跟 他 过 ''不 下去'' '''了''' ，我 要 离婚 。Wǒ gēn tā guò ''bu xiàqù'' '''le''', wǒ yào líhūn.I can't go on like this with him. I want a divorce.
== Used with 再 == When the adverb [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%86%8D 再] comes before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this way," then something bad is going to happen. A few examples:
* 你 '''再''' 赌 ''下去'' '''会''' 输光 的 。Nǐ '''zài''' dǔ ''xiàqù'' '''huì''' shūguāng de.If you keep gambling, you're going to lose all your money. * 你 '''再''' 喝 ''下去'' '''就''' 醉 了 。 Nǐ '''zài''' hē ''xiàqù'' '''jiù''' zuì le.if you keep drinking you're going to get drunk .
== See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Potential_complement_%22bu_xia%22 Potential complement "bu xia"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Result_complement_%22-qilai%22 Result complement "-qilai"] (起来) * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Resultative_Complement_%22chu(lai)%22 Resultative Complement "chu(lai)"](出来) * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Direction_complement Direction complement] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3) New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)] (pp. 184) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)] (pp. 232-3) [http://amzn.to/2femBuy →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Boya_Chinese_Lower_Intermediate_2_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%87%86%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%8A%A0%E9%80%9F%E7%AF%87) Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)] (pp. 137) [ →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3) New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)] (pp. 184) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8B%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）] (pp. 429) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 →buy]


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