Advanced result complements
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Level B2
Similar to
Result complements (B1)
Used for
Expressing duration, Expressing result
Keywords
住
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Contents
1 住 as Result Complement
2 开 as Result Complement
3 出(来) as Result Complement
4 上 as Result Complement
5 See also
6 Sources and further reading
6.1 Books
住 as Result Complement
住 can be used after a verb to express a "coming to a halt." These verbs are limited.
站住!
Stop!
抓住 那个 小偷 !
Catch that thief!
不 好意思 ,你 挡住 了 我 的 路 。
Excuse me. You're standing in my way.
住 can also be used to express "undertaking an action firmly" or "tightly."
一定 要 记住 我 的 话 。
You must remember what I said.
你 必须 抓住 机会 。
You must seize the opportunity tightly.
忍住 !马上 就 好了 。
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坚持 住 !别 放弃 !
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开 as Result Complement
开, literally, means "to open" or " to turn on."
张开 嘴 。
Open your mouth.
请 打开 书 。
Please open your book.
现在 请 你 睁开 眼睛 。
Please open your eyes now.
开 can be used to express an action that is occurring in a direction away from the speaker. When used in this sense, 开 is generally used with verbs involving releasing, unfolding or spreading out:
走开 !
Go away!
放开 我 !
Let go of me!
这个 好消息 很快 传开 了 。
This good news spread out very soon.
开 can be also used to express solving a problem or getting a weight off one's mind.
看开 一点 。
想开 一点 。
出(来) as Result Complement
出(来) It can be used figuratively to mean "nothing to coming into being" or "to come up with."
你 能 想 出 什么 好 办法 ?
What good ideas can you come up with?
这些 数学 题 有点 难 ,我 花 了 一个 小时 才 做 出来 。
These math problems are a little bit difficult. It took me an hour to work them out.
你 觉得 他 能 猜 出来 这件事 是 我 干 的 吗 ?
Do you think he can figure out I am the one who did this?
一万 字 的 文章 我 写 不 出来 。
I can't write a ten-thousand-word article.
跟感官动词搭配时,"出(来)"表示"to tell or to distinguish".
她 肯定 是 北方人,我 能 听 出来 。
She must be from the north. I can hear it.
你 能 看出 我 多大 吗 ?
Can you tell how old I am?
菜 里面 有 味精 ,我 能 吃 出来 。
Can you tell how old I am?
这 个 东西 是 用 什么 做 的 ?你 能 摸 出来 吗 ?
What's this thing made of? Can you feel it?
你 抽烟 了 吧 ?别 骗 我 ,我 都 闻 出来 了 。
Were you smoking? Don't lie to me because I can smell it.
上 as Result Complement
考上、住上、开上
See also
Result complements
Potential complement
Sources and further reading
Books
New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 135) →buy