结果补语十分常见,一些口语中常用的形容词和单音节动词都可以做结果补语。

Using Adjectives

好 (hǎo): It implies that something is complete or done well. 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.

错 (cuò): It's used to express making mistakes. 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.

其他常见的做补语的形容词:晚、饱、坏、破、清楚、明白、干净。

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:

Verb + Adj. + 了

没 + Verb + Adj.

Examples

Using One-syllable Verb

除了一些单音节形容词和双音节形容词可以做结果补语,少量单音节动词也可以做结果补语。如"见、懂、走、掉"等,这类动词非常有限。

要注意的是:"掉"有"离开、分离"的意义,跟"掉"搭配的动词也必须有"离开、分离"的意义。

Examples

Compared with Potential Complements

Result and Potential Complements

Result Complement

Aff. Potential Complement

Neg. Potential Complement

做 完

听 懂

看 清楚

清楚

清楚

洗 干净

干净

干净

See also

All result complements work particularly well in a 把 sentence.

Sources and further reading

Books

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