{"id":1815,"date":"2022-08-18T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T12:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2025-06-29T00:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:35:39","slug":"direction-complement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/","title":{"rendered":"Direction Complement\u00a0in Chinese"},"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\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/#V_%E4%BE%86%E6%9D%A5_lai%E3%80%81%E5%8E%BB_qu\" >V + \u4f86\u6765 l\u00e1i\u3001\u53bb q\u00f9<\/a><\/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\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/#V_%E9%80%B2%E8%BF%9B_jin%E3%80%81%E5%87%BA_chu\" >V + \u9032\u8fdb j\u00ecn\u3001\u51fa ch\u016b<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/#V_%E4%B8%8A_shang%E3%80%81%E4%B8%8B_xia\" >V + \u4e0a sh\u00e0ng\u3001\u4e0b xi\u00e0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/#V_%E8%B5%B7_qi\" >V + \u8d77 q\u01d0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/#V_%E5%9B%9E_hui\" >V + \u56de hu\u00ed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/#V_%E9%96%8B%E5%BC%80_kai\" >V + \u958b\u5f00 k\u0101i<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/#V_%E9%81%8E%E8%BF%87_guo\" >V + \u904e\u8fc7 gu\u00f2<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grammar Point:<\/strong><br>A direction complement is a complement used<strong>&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">to describe the direction of a verb<\/mark><\/strong> in Chinese. For example, the verb &#8220;\u8d70 z\u01d2u&#8221; means &#8220;to walk&#8221;. However, to specify which direction you are walking in, you can add a direction complement to describe where you are walking to. For example,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9032<\/span><rt>j\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb<\/span><rt>j\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Walk&nbsp;in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Walk&nbsp;out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s take a look at the various directional complements commonly used in Mandarin Chinese:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" 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:#ffffff;color:#31787e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V_%E4%BE%86%E6%9D%A5_lai%E3%80%81%E5%8E%BB_qu\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#7db7bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i\u3001\u53bb q\u00f9<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i and \u53bb q\u00f9 describe&nbsp;<strong>movement toward or away<\/strong>&nbsp;from a reference point (usually the speaker).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/leader_lead_woman_speaker-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1816 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/leader_lead_woman_speaker-2.png 512w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/leader_lead_woman_speaker-2-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e36<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e26<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I will bring it to you.<br>(The speaker is going to leave his current position now.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Come to Taiwan. <br>(The speaker is in Taiwan now).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V_%E9%80%B2%E8%BF%9B_jin%E3%80%81%E5%87%BA_chu\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7db7bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032\u8fdb<\/span> j\u00ecn\u3001\u51fa ch\u016b<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The characters&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb<\/span> j\u00ecn<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>\u51fa ch\u016b<\/strong>&nbsp;are usually used with <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">an object that indicates a place<\/mark>. Use&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb<\/span> j\u00ecn<\/strong>&nbsp;when the action involves moving&nbsp;<strong>inward<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>\u51fa ch\u016b<\/strong>&nbsp;when the action involves moving&nbsp;<strong>outward<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:48% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/animals_dog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1818 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/animals_dog.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/animals_dog-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9032<\/span><rt>j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u96fb\u5f71\u9662<\/mark><\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb<\/span><rt>j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u7535\u5f71\u9662<\/mark><\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He ran into a movie theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u6559\u5ba4<\/mark><\/span><rt>ji\u00e0osh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u6559\u5ba4<\/mark><\/span><rt>ji\u00e0osh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I walked out of class.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V_%E4%B8%8A_shang%E3%80%81%E4%B8%8B_xia\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7db7bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7db7bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">V + <\/mark>\u4e0a sh\u00e0ng\u3001\u4e0b xi\u00e0<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The characters&nbsp;<strong>\u4e0a sh\u00e0ng<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>\u4e0b xi\u00e0<\/strong>&nbsp;are typically used with <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">a destination or location<\/mark>. Use&nbsp;<strong>\u4e0a sh\u00e0ng<\/strong>&nbsp;when the action involves moving&nbsp;<strong>upward<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>\u4e0b xi\u00e0<\/strong> when the action involves moving&nbsp;<strong>downward<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:49% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/house_object_table_02.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1819 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/house_object_table_02.png 612w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/house_object_table_02-600x309.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/house_object_table_02-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">\u4e8c\u6a13<\/mark><\/span><rt>\u00e8rl\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">\u4e8c\u697c<\/mark><\/span><rt>\u00e8rl\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Mom walked to the second floor. &nbsp;<br>(The destination is the 2nd floor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c<\/span><rt>p\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">\u6a39<\/mark><\/span><rt>sh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c<\/span><rt>p\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">\u6811<\/mark><\/span><rt>sh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Dad climbed down from a tree. &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>(The destination is under the tree)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V_%E8%B5%B7_qi\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7db7bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7db7bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">V + <\/mark>\u8d77 q\u01d0<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a particularly unique word in Chinese, as it generally means&nbsp;<strong>\u201cto rise\u201d<\/strong>. In directional complements, it is always used with&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u8d77<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86\u6765<\/span> q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/strong>&nbsp;has several meanings and functions, but here we\u2019ll focus only on its use as a&nbsp;<strong>directional complement<\/strong>. In this context, it is similar to the English word&nbsp;<strong>\u201cup\u201d<\/strong>, indicating an upward movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1828 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Stand up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Pick up; take up<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;Both&nbsp;<strong>\u4e0a sh\u00e0ng<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>\u8d77 q\u01d0<\/strong>&nbsp;indicate upward movement. However, the key difference is that&nbsp;<strong>\u4e0a sh\u00e0ng<\/strong>&nbsp;usually requires a specific&nbsp;<strong>destination or surface<\/strong>, while&nbsp;<strong>\u8d77 q\u01d0<\/strong>&nbsp;does&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V_%E5%9B%9E_hui\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7db7bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">V + \u56de hu\u00ed<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u56de hu\u00ed is used for movements that involve going back or returning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/21-3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1831 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de<\/span><rt>hu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de<\/span><rt>hu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He ran back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de<\/span><rt>hu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de<\/span><rt>hu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I walked back to the office.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V_%E9%96%8B%E5%BC%80_kai\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7db7bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u958b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f00<\/span> k\u0101i<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This word means to move something to another place, and it does not always require an object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/images.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3623 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/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\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He took the book away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eab\u908a<\/span><rt>sh\u0113nbi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eab\u8fb9<\/span><rt>sh\u0113nbi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The child runs away from the mother.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V_%E9%81%8E%E8%BF%87_guo\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7db7bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7<\/span> gu\u00f2<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This word basically means &#8216;pass&#8217;, &#8216;cross&#8217;, or &#8216;through&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/images-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1822 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I walked and passed by a bookstore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span 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\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammar Point:A direction complement is a complement used&nbsp;to describe the direction of a verb in Chinese. 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