Advanced Complements
Practice advanced Chinese grammar patterns with a tight support-word list and targeted cloze demos.
Goal
Learners can recognize the linked grammar pattern, choose its key words, and write two original examples.
Write two new sentences with the grammar pattern, then swap one support word to change the nuance.
Focus
Useful examples
我看出来他不太高兴。
wǒ kàn chū lái tā bú tài gāo xìng.
I could tell that he was not very happy.
我突然想起来还有一封邮件没回。
wǒ tū rán xiǎng qǐ lái hái yǒu yì fēng yóu jiàn méi huí.
I suddenly remembered that there was still an email I had not replied to.
Abstract Directional Complements
Practice 看出来, 想起来, 说下去, and other abstract directional complements.
Practice sentences
他想出来一个好办法。
He came up with a good method.
出来 can mark an idea emerging.
孩子们笑起来了。
The children started laughing.
起来 can mark an action starting.
请继续说下去。
Please keep speaking.
下去 can mean continue onward.
我突然想起来他的名字。
I suddenly remembered his name.
想起来 means to remember.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 2
|
Dictionary |
| 起来 | qi lai | (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 2
|
Dictionary |
| 想起来 | xiǎng qǐ lái | to remember; think of |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 弄清楚 | nòng qīng chu | to figure out clearly |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 看明白 | kàn míng bai | to understand by reading/looking |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 办成 | bàn chéng | to accomplish successfully |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 写好 | xiě hǎo | to finish writing well |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 做得到 | zuò de dào | able to do; achievable |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 4
|
Dictionary |
| 受不了 | shòu bu liǎo | unable to stand |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 条件 | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 4
|
Dictionary |