{"id":3930,"date":"2022-11-28T19:28:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T11:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3930"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:37:29","slug":"chinese-complements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/chinese-complements\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Complement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 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 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/chinese-complements\/#6_Most_Common_Complements\" >6 Most Common Complements<\/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\/11\/28\/chinese-complements\/#Why_Do_We_Use_Complements\" >Why Do We Use Complements?<\/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\/11\/28\/chinese-complements\/#Grammar_Points_for_Complements\" >Grammar Points for Complements<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/chinese-complements\/#Degree_Complements\" >Degree Complements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" 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  <\/svg>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\n      A complement is a word or phrase that follows a verb or adjective to add more information \u2014 degree,\n      result, direction, possibility. It can be a single character, a short phrase, or a full clause, and\n      it&#8217;s one of the most common structures in spoken and written Chinese alike.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The overview<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Most_Common_Complements\"><\/span>6 Most Common Complements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"comp-table\">\n      <div class=\"comp-th\">\n        <div class=\"th-type\">Type<\/div>\n        <div class=\"th-verb\">Verb\/Adj.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"th-part\">Particle<\/div>\n        <div class=\"th-comp\">Complement<\/div>\n        <div class=\"th-en\">English<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"comp-group\">\n        <div class=\"c-type\">\n          <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u7a0b\u5ea6\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u7a0b\u5ea6\u8865\u8bed<\/span>\n          <span class=\"en\">ch\u00e9ngd\u00f9 b\u01d4y\u01d4 \u2014 Degree Complement<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"c-rows\">\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby> big<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">very big<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby> tired<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b\u4e86<\/span><rt>s\u01d0le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b\u4e86<\/span><rt>s\u01d0le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">extremely tired<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"comp-group\">\n        <div class=\"c-type\">\n          <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd\u8865\u8bed<\/span>\n          <span class=\"en\">k\u011bn\u00e9ng b\u01d4y\u01d4 \u2014 Potential Complement<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"c-rows\">\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby> to eat<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">possible to finish the food<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby> to eat<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5b8c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9 w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5b8c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9 w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">impossible to finish the food<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"comp-group\">\n        <div class=\"c-type\">\n          <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u65b9\u5411\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u65b9\u5411\u8865\u8bed<\/span>\n          <span class=\"en\">f\u0101ngxi\u00e0ng b\u01d4y\u01d4 \u2014 Direction Complement<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"c-rows\">\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby> to put<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">put it down<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby> to take<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">take it out<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"comp-group\">\n        <div class=\"c-type\">\n          <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u7d50\u679c\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed3\u679c\u8865\u8bed<\/span>\n          <span class=\"en\">ji\u00e9gu\u01d2 b\u01d4y\u01d4 \u2014 Result Complement<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"c-rows\">\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby> to eat<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">finished the food<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby> to eat<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">to eat (get) the food successfully<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"comp-group\">\n        <div class=\"c-type\">\n          <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u72c0\u614b\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u72b6\u6001\u8865\u8bed<\/span>\n          <span class=\"en\">zhu\u00e0ngt\u00e0i b\u01d4y\u01d4 \u2014 State Complement<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"c-rows\">\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby> to eat<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u5feb<\/span><rt>h\u011bn ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u5feb<\/span><rt>h\u011bn ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">eat fast<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby> to think<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bn du\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bn du\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">think a lot<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"comp-group\">\n        <div class=\"c-type\">\n          <span class=\"zh lang-zh-TW\">\u6578\u91cf\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"zh lang-zh-CN\">\u6570\u91cf\u8865\u8bed<\/span>\n          <span class=\"en\">sh\u00f9li\u00e0ng b\u01d4y\u01d4 \u2014 Quantity Complement<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"c-rows\">\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17<\/span><rt>x\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17<\/span><rt>x\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby> to wash<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00ed c\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00ed c\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">wash one time<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"c-row\">\n            <div class=\"c-verb\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby> to drink<\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-part\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-comp\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u676f<\/span><rt>s\u0101n b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u676f<\/span><rt>s\u0101n b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"c-en\">drink three cups of something<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note-callout\" style=\"max-width:680px; margin:0 0 26px; padding:18px 22px; border-left:2px solid var(--gold); background:var(--panel); border-radius:2px; font-size:14.5px;\">\n      <p class=\"label\" style=\"font-family:'Jost', sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:500; letter-spacing:0.12em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--gold); margin:0 0 8px;\">When does \u5f97 show up?<\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n        A rough rule of thumb: complements describing <b>how well or to what degree<\/b> something is done\n        (Degree, State) usually need <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de linking the verb to the complement.\n        Complements describing <b>what outcome or direction<\/b> an action produces (Result, Direction)\n        usually attach directly, with no <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> needed at all.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The motivation<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_We_Use_Complements\"><\/span>Why Do We Use Complements?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Plenty of sentences work perfectly well without a complement \u2014 so why reach for one? Mostly\n        habit, the same way English speakers ask &#8220;Would you like to grab a coffee?&#8221; instead of &#8220;Would\n        you like to drink coffee?&#8221; It isn&#8217;t a matter of right or wrong; native speakers simply have a\n        preference. Get comfortable with complements, and your Chinese starts sounding noticeably more\n        natural and fluent.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Going deeper<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grammar_Points_for_Complements\"><\/span>Grammar Points for Complements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>Each complement type breaks down further by HSK level \u2014 a roadmap for where to go next.<br><br><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h3 class=\"subsection-title\" style=\"margin-top:0;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Degree_Complements\"><\/span>Degree Complements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"pattern-group\">\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK3<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/24\/degree-complement\/\">Degree Complement 1<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>(1) Adjective + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span> de h\u011bn<\/div>\n            <div>(2) Adjective\/Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span> j\u00edle \/ hu\u00e0ile<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK4<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/degree-complements-2\/\">Degree Complement 2<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>Adjective\/psych-verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b7b\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b7b\u4e86<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53b2\u5bb3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5389\u5bb3<\/span> s\u01d0le \/ l\u00echai<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK5<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/degree-complement-2\/\">Degree Complement 3<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>Adjective\/psych-verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u5f97\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u5f97\u4e86<\/span> b\u00f9d\u00e9li\u01ceo<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK6<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/01\/degree-complements\/\">Degree Complement 4<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>Verb\/Adjective + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u900f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u900f<\/span> + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> t\u00f2u le<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h3 class=\"subsection-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Potential_Complements\"><\/span>Potential Complements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"pattern-group\">\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK3<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/potential-complements\/\">Potential Complement 1<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> de\/b\u00f9 + Verb\/Adjective<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK4<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/potential-complements-2\/\">Potential Complement 2<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> de\/b\u00f9 + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> li\u01ceo<\/div>\n            <div>Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> de\/b\u00f9 + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b<\/span> xi\u00e0<\/div>\n            <div>Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> de\/b\u00f9 + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8d77<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d77<\/span> q\u01d0<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK5<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/potential-complements-3\/\">Potential Complement 3<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> d\u00e9\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8<\/span> d\u00f2ng<\/div>\n            <div><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u60f3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u60f3<\/span> xi\u01ceng + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span> q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h3 class=\"subsection-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Direction_Complements\"><\/span>Direction Complements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"pattern-group\">\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK2<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/direction-complement\/\">Direction Complement 1<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>(1) Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53bb<\/span> l\u00e1i\/q\u00f9<\/div>\n            <div>(2) Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u51fa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51fa<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK2<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/21\/compounddc\/\">Compound Direction Complement<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u51fa\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51fa\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7\u53bb<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de\u53bb<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb\u53bb<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u53bb<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK3<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/03\/extension-direction-complements-1\/\">Direction Complement 2<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>(1) Result meaning: Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u51fa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51fa<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8d77<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d77<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b<\/span><\/div>\n            <div>(2) Start of an action: Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span><\/div>\n            <div>(3) Continuation of an action: Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u6765<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pattern-item\">\n        <span class=\"hsk-tag\">HSK5<\/span>\n        <div class=\"pattern-body\">\n          <p class=\"pattern-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/06\/extension-direction-complements-2\/\">Direction Complement 3<\/a><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pattern-formula\">\n            <div>State meaning: Verb\/Adjective + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7\u6765<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7\u53bb<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      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