Modern Chinese - Complements

关上 guānshàng

to close (door, window, etc.), to switch off (light, radio, TV, etc.)

合上 héshàng

to shut/close (book, notebook, box, eyes, etc.)

穿上 chuānshàng

to put on (clothes)

戴上 dàishàng

to put on/wear (hat, glasses, etc.)

加上 jiāshàng

to add, to attach

赶上 gǎnshàng

to catch up, to keep pace

考上 kǎoshàng

to get admitted to a school/program after an exam

当上 dāngshàng

to obtain a position/post

答上来 dáshànglái

to manage to answer, to be able to answer

下来 xiàlái

to fix/set down (in place), to intensify or develop the action/state of the verb

脱下来 tuōxiàlái

to take off (clothes)

摘下来 zhāixiàlái

to pick (flowers, fruit), to remove/take off (hat, glasses)

放下来 fàngxiàlái

to put down

记下来 jìxiàlái

to write down (for later), to memorize

停下来 tíngxiàlái

to stop

黑下来 hēixiàlái

to get dark, night falls

亮下来 liàngxiàlái

to get light/bright

留下来 liúxiàlái

to stay behind, to remain

下去 xiàqù

to continue (doing), to carry on

说下去 shuōxiàqù

to keep talking

讲下去 jiǎngxiàqù

to continue telling/explaining

做下去 zuòxiàqù

to continue doing

念下去 niànxiàqù

to continue reading aloud

看下去 kànxiàqù

to keep watching, to continue reading

听下去 tīngxiàqù

to continue listening

出来 chūlái

to come out, to become visible/known, to appear

想出来 xiǎngchūlái

to think up, to come up with (after reflection)

看出来 kànchūlái

to notice, to perceive/see

认出来 rènchūlái

to recognize

猜出来 cāichūlái

to guess

想出办法来 xiǎngchū bànfǎ lái

to find a solution

起来 qǐlái

to start to (inchoative), to arise/come up

想起来 xiǎngqǐlái

to suddenly remember, to come to mind

笑起来 xiàoqǐlái

to start laughing

哭起来 kūqǐlái

to start crying

下起雨来了 xiàqǐ yǔ lái le

it started raining

收起来 shōuqǐlái

to gather up, to put away

看起来 kànqǐlái

it looks like…, apparently…

做起来 zuòqǐlái

when you do it, in practice

说起来 shuōqǐlái

speaking of…, when you talk about it

热起来 rèqǐlái

to start getting warm/hot

冷起来 lěngqǐlái

to start getting cold

好起来 hǎoqǐlái

to get better, to improve

加起来 jiāqǐlái

to add up, summed together

唱起歌儿来 chàngqǐ gēr lái

to start singing

过去/过来 guòqù/guòlái

(lit.) to cross over a distance, (fig.) to shift into another state of being or consciousness

昏过去 hūn guòqù

to faint, to pass out

醒过来 xǐng guòlái

to regain consciousness

掉 diào

result complement meaning “get rid of”, e.g. 扔掉 rēngdiào “throw away”, 卖掉 màidiào “sell off”

关得上 guān de shàng

can be closed/shut

关不上 guān bù shàng

can’t be closed/shut

猜得出 cāi de chū

can figure out/guess

猜不出 cāi bù chū

can’t figure out/guess

看得出 kàn de chū

can tell/make out

看不出 kàn bù chū

can’t tell/make out/see

吃得下 chī de xià

can eat it (manage to get it down)

吃不下 chī bù xià

can’t eat it

喝得下 hē de xià

can drink it (manage to get it down)

喝不下 hē bù xià

can’t drink it

买得起 mǎi de qǐ

can afford to buy

买不起 mǎi bù qǐ

can’t afford to buy

租得起 zū de qǐ

can afford to rent

租不起 zū bù qǐ

can’t afford to rent

看不起 kànbuqǐ

to look down on, to despise

看得起 kàn de qǐ

to value/respect (usually a person)

哭得说不下去了 kū de shuō bù xiàqù le

crying so hard you can’t keep talking