Understanding Resultative Complements in Chinese
In Chinese, Resultative Complements are special parts of a sentence that tell us the result of an action. They help us understand what happened after something was done. It's like saying 'I ate the cake and now it's gone!' The 'gone' part is the result.
Important Points
- Resultative Complements usually come after the verb.
- They can show if something was finished or successful.
- They can also tell us if something changed because of the action.
- Some common Resultative Complements are 完 (wán) for 'finished' and 好 (hǎo) for 'done well'.
Let's look at some examples to understand how these complements work.
Examples
- 我吃完了蛋糕。(吃完 means 'finished eating')
- 他写好了作业。(写好 means 'finished writing well')
- 她打破了杯子。(打破 means 'broke')
In these examples, the words '完', '好', and '破' are the Resultative Complements. They tell us what happened after the actions of eating, writing, and hitting.