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Result Complements 错, 懂, 好, 会, 完

Add 错, 懂, 好, 会 or 完 after a verb to say how an action turned out: 写错, 听懂, 做好, 学会, 吃完.

Pattern

Verb + 错/懂/好/会/完 (+ 了) (+ object); 没 + verb + result

The verb says what you did; the word right after it says how it ended: 听 is listening, 听懂 is understanding.

饭做好了，快来吃吧！

When to use Result Complements 错, 懂, 好, 会, 完

A result complement is a word placed right after a verb to show what the action led to. 错 means it was done wrongly (写错, 说错), 懂 means you understood (听懂, 看懂), 好 means it is done properly or ready (做好), 会 means you can now do it (学会), and 完 means it is finished (吃完, 看完). The verb and its result stay together, and 了 and the object come after both: 我吃完饭了.

对不起，我说错了，今天是星期三。

Sorry, I said it wrong. Today is Wednesday.

这本书我看懂了。

I understood this book.

我吃完饭就去。

I’ll go as soon as I finish eating.

老师说的话，你听懂了吗？

Did you understand what the teacher said?

Common traps

  • Say 我没听懂, not 我不听懂: a result that did not happen is negated with 没.
  • Say 我吃完饭了, not 我吃饭完了: the result word comes right after the verb, before the object.
  • Say 我学会游泳了 when you can now swim; 我学游泳了 only says you took lessons.

Targeted drill

Practice this exact pattern before moving on.

作业太多，我还没做 。

There is too much homework; I have not finished it yet
Fill in the missing piece, then press Enter

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