Grammar Practice · Idiomatic Extensions Direction Complements — Extension Practice Direction complements don’t always describe literal movement. 起來起来 qǐlái can mark the start of an action, “gather up,” or mean “seems” once you’ve looked/listened/thought about it. 上 shàng can mean “include,” “put on,” “add,” or “achieve/succeed at” a goal. 下 xià can mean “take off,”…
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Direction Complement 3
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 5 Grammar Point · HSK 5 方向補語方向补语 fāngxiàng bǔyǔ — Direction Complement 3 The same direction words also attach to adjectives — 起來起来 qǐlái, 下來下来 xiàlái, and 下去下去 xiàqù for a state changing, and 過來过来 guòlái / 過去过去 guòqù for consciousness switching on or off. This continues from 方向補語方向补语 fāngxiàng…
Direction Complements 2
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 3 Grammar Point · HSK 3 方向補語方向补语 fāngxiàng bǔyǔ — Direction Complement 2 Direction words don’t only describe literal motion — 出出 chū, 起起 qǐ, 下下 xià, and 上上 shàng also mark a result, the start of an action, or an action carrying on. This picks up where 方向補語方向补语 fāngxiàng…
Advance Direction Complements II
If you are not at B2 level, I suggest you do not read it; otherwise, you are going to confuse yourself a lot. This article is written for students who have learned many different usages of direction complements from A2 to B2. If you are not familiar with what a direction complement is, I suggest you…
Advance Direction Complements I
If you are not at B2 level, I suggest you do not read it; otherwise, you are going to confuse yourself a lot. This article is written for students who have learned many different usages of direction complements from A2 to B2. If you are not familiar with what a direction complement is, I suggest you…