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Resultative verb compound (V1+V2)
Actions & Events
Result & Consequence
Structure
V1 + V2 (+ 了)
Explanation
Chinese resultative verb compounds combine a main action verb (V1) with a result verb (V2) that indicates the outcome of the action. The result complement directly follows the action verb without any intervening particle, expressing that the action was completed with a specific result.
Examples
我终于听懂了他说的话。
Wǒ zhōngyú tīng dǒng le tā shuō de huà.
I finally understood what he said.
这本书太难了，我看不懂。
Zhè běn shū tài nán le, wǒ kàn bù dǒng.
This book is too difficult — I can't understand it.
她把那首歌学会了。
Tā bǎ nà shǒu gē xué huì le.
She learned that song.