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Resultative verb compounds with object-oriented results
Actions & Events
Result & Consequence
Structure
Subject + V1 + V2 + Object
Explanation
In object-oriented resultative verb compounds, the result expressed by V2 applies to the object of the action rather than the subject. For example, in 带去 (to bring away), the object is the thing that ends up going somewhere as a result of being brought. This pattern is common with directional complements.
Examples
风把树叶吹走了。
Fēng bǎ shùyè chuī zǒu le.
The wind blew the leaves away.
他把行李搬上了楼。
Tā bǎ xíngli bān shàng le lóu.
He carried the luggage upstairs.
妈妈把孩子叫醒了。
Māma bǎ háizi jiào xǐng le.
Mom woke the child up.