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  1. <p>下去 (xiàqù) is one of the most often heard result complements. Master how to use it with this article!</p>
  2. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
  3. <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 &quot;keeping the ball rolling&quot; (downhill).</p>
  4. <p>It can be used in a positive way as well as in a negative way.</p>
  5. <div class="jiegou">
  6. <p>Subj. + Verb + 下去</p>
  7. </div>
  8. <div class="jiegou">
  9. <p>Subj. + Verb + 不 + 下去</p>
  10. </div>
  11. <p>Some examples:</p>
  12. <div class="liju">
  13. <ul>
  14. <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>
  15. <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>
  16. <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>
  17. </ul>
  18. </div>
  19. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
  20. <ul>
  21. <li><a href="Potential_complement_&quot;bu_xia&quot;" title="wikilink">Potential complement &quot;bu xia&quot;</a></li>
  22. <li><a href="Result_complement_&quot;-qilai&quot;" title="wikilink">Result complement &quot;-qilai&quot;</a> (起来)</li>
  23. <li><a href="Resultative_Complement_&quot;chu(lai)&quot;" title="wikilink">Resultative Complement &quot;chu(lai)&quot;</a>(出来)</li>
  24. <li><a href="Direction_complement" title="wikilink">Direction complement</a></li>
  25. </ul>
  26. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
  27. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  28. <ul>
  29. <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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=756191251X">→buy</a></li>
  30. <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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276709">→buy</a></li>
  31. <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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B00112ZL5A">→buy</a></li>
  32. <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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=756191251X">→buy</a></li>
  33. <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&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li>
  34. </ul>
  35. <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>