VIII. Stative verb as the complement

 

Only stative verbs and verbs can be used as resultative complements.

 

Stative verbs, such as duì对correct, cuò错wrong, hǎo好good, huài坏broken, bǎo饱full, qīngchu清楚clear, etc, can be used as resultative complements. Most stative verbs are monosyllabic, only a few are disyllabic. These stative verbs are suffixed to verbs to emphasize different resultative aspects of the action.

 

-duì对correct

 

1. huídáduì 回答对        answer correctly

2. cāiduì      猜对            guess correctly

3. shuōduì   说对            speak correctly

4. xiěduì      写对            write correctly

5. zuòduì     做对            do correctly

etc.

 

Example:    huídáduì回答对(huídá回答to answer + duì对correct): answer correctly

 

Nèixiē wèntí tā dōu huídáduì le. 

那些问题她都回答对了。

She answered all of the questions correctly.

 

-cuò错incorrect, wrong

 

1. huídácuò 回答错        answer incorrectly

2. cāicuò     猜错            guess incorrectly

3. shuōcuò   说错            speak/say incorrectly

4. xiěcuò      写错            write incorrectly

5. kàncuò    看错            see/read incorrectly

6. tīngcuò    听错            hear incorrectly

7. zuòcuò     做错            do incorrectly

etc.

 

Example:    xiěcuò写错(xiě写to write + cuò错inccorect): write incorrectly

 

Zhèi ge zì nǐ xiěcuò le. Yīnggāi xiě ‘tiān’, kěshì nǐ xiě de shì ‘fū’.  

这个字你写错了。应该写‘天’，可是你写的是‘夫’。

You wrote this character incorrectly. You should have written tiān天, but you wrote fū夫 instead.

 

-hǎo好achieve completion/achieve an adequate result

 

1. zuòhǎo    做好            done; finish doing

2. zhǔnbèihǎo准备好     finish preparing

3. xiěhǎo     写好            finish writing

4. xiūhǎo     修好            fixed; repaired

5. xuéhǎo    学好            study well

6. shuìhǎo   睡好            sleep well

etc.

 

Example 1: zuòhǎo做好         (zuò做to do/to cook + hǎo好done) done; finish doing

 

Wǎnfàn zuòhǎo le. 

晚饭做好了。

Dinner is ready.

 

Example 2: xiūhǎo修好         (xiū修fix/repair + hǎo好good): fixed; repaired

Wǒ-de chē hái méi xiūhǎo ne.  

我的车还没修好呢。

My car is not yet fixed.

 

Example 3: shuìhǎo睡好(shuì睡sleep + hǎo好well): sleep well

Zuótiān wǎnshàng wǒ méi shuìhǎo jiào, suǒyǐ jīntiān juéde hěn lèi.  

昨天晚上我没睡好觉，所以今天觉得很累。

Last night I did not sleep well, so I feel tired today.

 

-huài坏bad; broken

 

nònghuài    弄坏            break; cause something to break

 

Example:    nònghuài弄坏(nòng弄to cause + huài坏broken): break

 

Tā bǎ wǒ-de diànnǎo nònghuài le.  

他把我的电脑弄坏了。

He broke my computer.

 

-bǎo饱full (often suffixed to chī吃)

 

chībǎo         吃饱            full (as a result of eating)

 

Example:    chībǎo吃饱 (chī吃eat + bǎo饱full): full as a result of eating

 

Wǒ chībǎo le, bù néng zài chī le.  

我吃饱了，不能再吃了。

I’m full, I can’t eat any more.

 

-qīngchu清楚 clear

 

1. kànqīngchu看清楚    see clearly

2. tīngqīngchu听清楚    hear clearly

3. shuōqīngchu说清楚   speak clearly

4. xiěqīngchu写清楚      write clearly

etc.

 

Example:    tīngqīngchu听清楚(tīng听listen + qīngchu清楚clear) hear clearly

 

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ méi tīngqīngchu. Qǐng zài shuō yí biàn.  

对不起，我没听清楚，请再说一遍。

Sorry, I didn’t hear clearly. Please say it again.