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复合趋向补语

Compound direction complement: specific direction + relation to the speaker

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3

V + 上/下/进/出/回/过/起 + 来/去 | V + 上/下/进… + place + 来/去

A compound direction complement combines a specific direction (上, 下, 进, 出, 回, 过, 起) with 来/去: 走进来, 跑下去, 拿出来. A place object goes between the two parts: 走进教室来, 跑上楼去. A thing object can go before 来/去 or after the whole: 拿出一本书来 / 拿出来一本书. 起来 has no 起去 form. 了 usually comes after the whole complement or between verb and complement: 站了起来 / 站起来了.

HSK 3–4 sentence ordering (place-object position) and picture listening.

Examples

  • 他从楼上走下来了。

    He came down the stairs.

  • 老师走进教室来了。

    The teacher walked into the classroom.

  • 她从包里拿出一张照片来。

    She took a photo out of her bag.

  • 小狗跑回家去了。

    The puppy ran back home.

  • 听到这个消息,大家都站了起来。

    Hearing the news, everyone stood up.

Exercises

  1. 1.老师走进 来了。

  2. 2.Choose the correct sentence:

  3. 3.他从书包里拿 一本书来。

  4. 4.他从河对面游 来了。

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