Verb–Compounds as Suffixes

Grammar Explanation

In the previous lesson, we learned “来” and “去” suffixed to motion verbs – 上,下,出,进,回,过. These Verb Compounds, together with one other – 起来 (to get up) can themselves be suffixed to certain verbs as well, to indicate direction.

S V Verb Compounds
pǎo chūqù le.
出去 了。

She ran out.

zhàn qǐlái!
起来!

You stand up!

When the verb is followed by an object, the object is often transposed to the head of the sentence.

O S V Verb Compounds
zhèɡe lǐwù zuìhǎo sònɡ huíqù.
这个礼物 最好 送 回去。

You’d better give this gift back.

zhèɡe shūbāo kěyǐ fànɡ xiàlái.
这个包 可以 放 下来。

You can put this bag down.

When a specific place is included in the sentence, it should be placed right before 来/去.

O S V V Place 来/去
shíwù bùnénɡ dài jìn túshūɡuǎn lái.
食物 不能 带 图书馆 来。

You can’t bring food to the library.

mòshēnɡrén bùnénɡ dài huí jiā qù.
陌生人 不能 带 去。

You can’t take strangers to your home.

  • In Chinese, there is no such word as “起去”.
  • Exercises

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    Verb–Compounds as Suffixes

    1 / 9

    Rearrange the Following Words

    ① 下个月 xià ɡè yuè, ② 过来 ɡuò lái, ③ 妈妈 mā mɑ, ④ 搬 bān

    2 / 9

    ① 回去 huí qù, ② 你 nǐ, ③ 骑 qí, ④ 自行车 zì xínɡ chē, ⑤ 可以 kě yǐ

    3 / 9

    ① 帮 bānɡ, ② 我 wǒ, ③ 这封信 zhèfēnɡxìn, ④ 请 qǐnɡ, ⑤ 寄 jì, ⑥ 出去 chūqù

    4 / 9

    ① 不能 bùnénɡ, ② 教室 jiàoshì, ③ 来 lái, ④ 零食 línɡshí, ⑤ 带 dài, ⑥ 进 jìn

    5 / 9

    Choose the Best Answer

    A: 带 dài

    B: 推 tuī

    C: 放 fànɡ

    D: 坐 zuò

    E: 租 zū

    zhèɡe ɡōnɡyù yǐjīnɡ __________ chūqu le.

    这个公寓已经 __________ 出去了。

    6 / 9

    diàn dònɡ chē méi diàn le,wǒmen zhǐnénɡ __________ huíqù.

    电动车没电了,我们只能 __________ 回去。

    7 / 9

    yǎnchū mǎshànɡ kāishǐ le,qǐnɡ __________ xiàlái.

    演出马上开始了,请 __________ 下来。

    8 / 9

    zhèɡe xínɡlǐxiānɡ tài chén le,kuài diǎn’r __________ xiàlái.

    这个行李箱太沉了,快点儿 __________ 下来。

    9 / 9

    tā de dōnɡ xi wǒ bù xiǎnɡ __________ huí jiā qù.

    他的东西我不想 __________ 回家去。

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