{"id":13448,"date":"2026-01-16T23:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=13448"},"modified":"2026-01-16T23:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:24:27","slug":"chinese-complement-xia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/chinese-complement-xia\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Complement &#8211; \u4e0b xi\u00e0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/chinese-complement-xia\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/chinese-complement-xia\/#V_%E5%BE%97_de_or_%E4%B8%8D_bu_%E4%B8%8B_xia\" >V + \u5f97 de or \u4e0d bu + \u4e0b xi\u00e0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/chinese-complement-xia\/#Differences\" >Differences<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c48b62\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>In Chinese,\u00a0<strong>\u4e0b xi\u00e0<\/strong>\u00a0can be used as a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/10\/result-complement-1\">result<\/a>\/directional complement<\/strong>\u00a0to show that there is\u00a0<strong>enough space, capacity, or ability to accommodate something<\/strong>. This use is very common in daily spoken Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c48b62\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V_%E5%BE%97_de_or_%E4%B8%8D_bu_%E4%B8%8B_xia\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c4b282\" class=\"has-inline-color\">V + \u5f97 de <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c4b282\" class=\"has-inline-color\">or <\/mark>\u4e0d bu + \u4e0b xi\u00e0<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><rt>w\u01d2ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f\u5f97\u4e0b<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9dexi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><rt>w\u01d2ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f\u5f97\u4e0b<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9dexi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My house is small. It&#8217;s only two people can live there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88dd\u4e0d\u4e0b<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ngb\u00faxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88c5\u4e0d\u4e0b<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ngbuxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>There isn\u2019t enough room in his bag for five books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5f97\u4e0b<\/span><rt>ch\u012bdexi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7897<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5f97\u4e0b<\/span><rt>ch\u012bdexi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7897<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Dad can eat 3 bowls of rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c99\u767c<\/span><rt>sh\u0101f\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750\u4e0d\u4e0b<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2b\u00faxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt>\uff0c<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c99\u53d1<\/span><rt>sh\u0101f\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750\u4e0d\u4e0b<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2buxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>This sofa can&#8217;t fit five people, so you can sit on the floor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f50<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5564\u9152<\/span><rt>p\u00edji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f50<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5564\u9152<\/span><rt>p\u00edji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Do you think you can handle ten cans of beer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e8a<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ig<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>d\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e8a<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ig<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>bu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>d\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecshang<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My bed isn\u2019t big enough for two people. You\u2019ll have to sleep on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>bu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Can you not eat anymore?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c48b62\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Differences<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88dd\u4e0d\u4e0b<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ngb\u00faxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88c5\u4e0d\u4e0b<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ngbuxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>There isn\u2019t enough room in his bag for five books.<br>Focus: space \/ capacity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88dd<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>li\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88c5<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>bu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>li\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>It\u2019s not possible for his bag to fit five books.<br>Focus: ability \/ possibility (can or cannot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>li\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>bu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>li\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I can\u2019t drink alcohol.&nbsp;(ability)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>bu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I\u2019m too full to drink more.&nbsp;(capacity)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" style=\"width:150px;height:29px\" 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