Directional/Potential Complements

V+上去/来

Movement is up. 去：and away from speaker 来: and towards speaker  “v-up” (拿，坐)

V+下去

Movement is down and away from speaker “v-down” (说，拿，走)

V+下来

Movement is down and towards speaker “v-down/depart” (生， 写，买，拿，走)

V+出去

Movement is out and away from speaker “v-out” （拿，坐）

V+出来

Movement is out and toward speaker “v-out/emerge” （拿，说，看，听，走，想，找）

V+过去/来

(拿，走)

V+起来 （起去 doesn’t exist)

“v-up”（坐，听，拿，看，想）

V+进去

Movement is in and away from speaker “v-in” (拿，走，放)

V+进来

Movement is in and toward speaker “v-in” (拿，走)

V+得/不下

吃，坐，拿，放

V+得/不完

吃

V+得/不起

买

V+得/不到

买，听，看，想，找

V+得/不着

睡

V+得/不懂

吃，看