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In Chinese many compound verbs are formed by adding a resultative complement to a root verb. A resultative complement is a particle that indicates the result or outcome of an action. For example 看见 (kànjiàn) means 'to see' or 'to catch sight of'. — It combines the root verb 看 (kàn) which means 'to look' or 'to watch'. — And the complement 见 (jiàn) which means 'to see' or 'to perceive'. So together they mean 'to look and perceive' or 'to see' - conveying the idea of successfully seeing or perceiving something after looking. There are several common generic resultative complements including: • 到 (dào) meaning 'to reach' or 'to achieve' • 完 (wán) meaning 'to finish' or 'to complete'. |
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我看见了他。
wǒ kànjiàn le tā. I saw him.
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他听到了声音。
tā tīngdào le shēngyīn. He heard a sound.
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她找到了钥匙。
tā zhǎodào le yàoshi. She found the key.
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我吃完了饭。
wǒ chīwán le fàn. I finished eating.
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他写完了作业。
tā xiěwán le zuòyè. He finished his homework.
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我关上了门。
wǒ guānshàng le mén. I closed the door.
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她打开了窗户。
tā dǎkāi le chuānghu. She opened the window.
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我学会了中文。
wǒ xuéhuì le zhōngwén. I learned Chinese.
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他买到了票。
tā mǎidào le piào. He bought the ticket.
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她想通了问题。
tā xiǎngtōng le wèntí. She figured out the problem.
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他做完了工作。
tā zuòwán le gōngzuò. He finished the work.
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我记住了他的名字。
wǒ jìzhù le tā de míngzi. I remembered his name.
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她打破了玻璃。
tā dǎpò le bōlí. She broke the glass.
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他穿上了衣服。
tā chuānshàng le yīfu. He put on clothes.
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