The Directional Complement (4) – 趋向补语 (4)

The Directional Complement（4）- 趋向补语 (4)

Besides expressing the direction of action, the directional complements still have some extensive uses.

1. We can use “上” or “起来” after a verb to indicate the action or state begins.

Verb + 上/起来

When with an object, it comes to:

Subject + Verb + 上 + Object

Subject + Verb + 起 + Object + 来

e.g.

人还没齐，你一个人怎么吃上了。(Rén hái méi qí, nǐ yí ɡè rén zěnme chīshànɡ le.) Other guys are still not in, why did you start eating on your own.

他又玩上游戏了。(Tā yòu wánshànɡ yóuxì le.) He started to play the game again.

姐姐最近看上了一条很贵的裙子。(Jiějie zuìjìn kànshànɡ le yì tiáo hěn ɡuì de qúnzi.) The elder sister fall in love with an expensive dress recently.

 

这个小孩突然哭起来了。(Zhèɡe xiǎo hái tūrán kū qǐlái le.) The kid began to cry suddenly.

别坐着，大家跳起来。(Bié zuòzhe, dàjiā tiào qǐlái.) Don’t sit here, let’s dance.

你怎么唱起歌来了？(Nǐ zěnme chànɡ qǐ ɡē lái le?) Why did you start to sing?

2. We can put “下去” or “下来” after a verb or an adjective to indicate the continuation of the action or state that’s already in progress. “下去” stresses “from now to the future” while “下来” more on “from the past to now”.

Verb/Adjective + 下去/下来

e.g.

坚持下去，你会成功的！(Jiānchí xiàqu, nǐ huì chénɡɡōnɡ de.) Stick to it, and you’ll succeed.

跳下去，你跳舞很好看。(Tiào xiàqu, nǐ tiào wǔ hěn hǎokàn.) Continuing to dance because your dance is beautiful.

我希望你能一直快乐下去。(Wǒ xīwànɡ nǐ nénɡ yìzhí kuàilè xiàqu.) I hope you can be happy forever.

 

雨渐渐停下来了！(Yǔ jiànjiàn tínɡ xiàlái le.) The rain slowly stopped.

考试时间定下来了。(Kǎoshì shíjiān dìnɡ xiàlái le.) The exam time has been scheduled.

玩累了，妹妹终于安静下来了。(Wán lèi le, mèimei zhōnɡyú ānjìnɡ xiàlái le.) The younger sister has finally calmed down since she was so tired after playing.