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:

Examples

我们吃好了。 Wǒmen chī hǎo le.
We finished eating.
作业做好了吗？ Zuòyè zuò hǎo le ma ? Did you finish doing your homework?
这个字写错了。 Zhège zì xiě cuò le.
You wrote this character wrong.
我没记错。 Wǒ méi jì cuò.
I didn't remember incorrectly.
你们来晚了。 Nǐmen lái wǎn le.
You came late.
你没吃饱吗？ Nǐ méi chī bǎo ma?
Are you not full?
弟弟玩坏了哥哥的玩具。 Dìdi wán huài le gēge de wánjù.
The little brother broke his older brother's toy.
宝宝的头是怎么撞破的？ Bǎobǎo de tóu shì zěnme zhuàng pò de?
How did the baby hit his head?
杯子是谁摔坏的？ Bēizi shì shéi shuāi huài de?
Who broke the cup?
大家都听清楚了吗？ Dàjiā dōu tīng qīngchu le ma?
Does everyone hear this clearly?
房间打扫干净了吗？ Fángjiān nǐ dǎsǎo gānjìng le ma?
Is your room all cleaned up?
衣服没洗干净。 Yīfu méi gānjìng.
The clothes aren't clean.

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

老师拿走了我的 iPad 。 Lǎoshī ná zǒu le wǒ de iPad.
The teacher took away my iPad.
小偷偷走了我的钱包。 Xiǎotōu tōu zǒu le wǒ de qiánbāo.
The thief stole my wallet.
不要了，扔掉吧。 Bù yào le, rēng diào bā.
I don't want it any more. Throw it away.
太热了，外套脱掉吧。 Tài rè le, wàitào tuō diào bā.
It‘s too hot. Let's take off our jackets.
我刚刚卖掉了我的旧手机。 Wǒ gānggāng mài diào le wǒ de jiù shǒujī.
I just sold my old cell phone.

Compared with Potential Complements

Result and Potential Complements
Result Complement	Aff. Potential Complement	Neg. Potential Complement
做完	做得完	做不完
听懂	听得懂	听不懂
看清楚	看得清楚	看不清楚

洗干净	洗得干净	洗不干净

Contents

Using Adjectives

Structure

Examples

Using One-syllable Verb

Examples

Compared with Potential Complements

See also

Sources and further reading

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