趋向补语 (V + 来/去)
Simple direction complement: direction relative to the speaker
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 2
V + 来/去 | V + place + 来/去 | V + 来/去 + object / V + object + 来/去
来 after a verb means movement toward the speaker, 去 away from the speaker: someone downstairs calls 你下来吧, someone upstairs says 我下去. A place object must go between the verb and 来/去: 回家去, 进教室来 (not *回去家, *进来教室). A thing object can go between or after: 带一本书来 or 带来一本书. Always ask where the speaker is.
HSK 3 listening and reading; groundwork for compound direction complements in HSK 4.
Examples
你快下来吧！
Come down here, quick!
他已经回宿舍去了。
He's gone back to the dorm.
明天你带一本词典来。
Bring a dictionary tomorrow.
外面太冷了，进屋来吧。
It's too cold outside; come inside.
妈妈给我寄来了一些吃的。
Mom sent me some food.
Exercises
1.（The speaker is on the 1st floor, calling to someone on the 2nd floor）你快下 吧！
2.Choose the correct sentence:
3.（The speaker is inside the room）外面太冷，快进 吧。
4.我出去一下，马上就回 。