<p>下去 (xiàqù) is one of the most often heard result complements. Master how to use it with this article!</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>下去 can be used as a <a href="result_complement" title="wikilink">result complement</a> to talk about things <em>continuing</em> or <em>carrying on</em>. Think of it as a figurative way of "keeping the ball rolling" (downhill).</p> <p>It can be used in a positive way as well as in a negative way.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + Verb + 下去</p> </div> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + Verb + 不 + 下去</p> </div> <p>Some examples:</p> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>这个 故事 太 无聊 了， 我听不<em>下去</em>了。<span class="pinyin">Zhège gùshi tài wúliáo le, wǒ tīng bù <em>xiàqù</em> le.</span><span class="trans">This story is too boring, I can't keep listening to it.</span></li> <li>这 个 菜 很 难吃 , 我 吃 不 <em>下去</em>。<span class="pinyin">Zhège cài hěn nán chī, wǒ chī bù <em>xiàqù</em>.</span><span class="trans">This food is disgusting, I can't keep eating it.</span></li> <li>这个 电影 画面 太 残忍 了，我 看 不 <em>下去</em>了！<span class="pinyin">Zhège diànyǐng huàmiàn tài cánrěn le, wǒ kàn bù <em>xiàqù</em> le!</span><span class="trans">This scene in the movie is too cruel, I can't keep watching it.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href="Potential_complement_"bu_xia"" title="wikilink">Potential complement "bu xia"</a></li> <li><a href="Result_complement_"-qilai"" title="wikilink">Result complement "-qilai"</a> (起来)</li> <li><a href="Resultative_Complement_"chu(lai)"" title="wikilink">Resultative Complement "chu(lai)"</a>(出来)</li> <li><a href="Direction_complement" title="wikilink">Direction complement</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(新实用汉语课本3)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (pp. 184) <a href="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</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 232-3) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709">→buy</a></li> <li><a href="Boya_Chinese_Lower_Intermediate_2_(博雅汉语准中级加速篇)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)</a> (pp. 137) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00112ZL5A/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00112ZL5A">→buy</a></li> <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(新实用汉语课本3)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (pp. 184) <a href="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</a></li> <li><a href="40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(基础汉语40课下册）" title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）</a> (p. 429)<a href="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</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:Result_complement" title="wikilink">Category:Result complement</a></p>